| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 54 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Fulham | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Chester City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 11 | Darlington | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Barnet | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 16 | Scarborough | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Hereford United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 26 | 1.13 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
