| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 55 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 50 | 2.08 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 50 | 2.08 |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Barnet | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Chester City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Darlington | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Hull City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 49 | -33 | 14 | 0.64 |
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
