| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 3 | Barnet | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Scarborough | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Chester City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 40 | -27 | 10 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Darlington | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 44 | -31 | 9 | 0.39 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 65 | -49 | 8 | 0.35 |
| 24 | Hull City | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 51 | -31 | 5 | 0.22 |
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
