| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Scarborough | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Barnet | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Chester City | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Darlington | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Hull City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 64 | -50 | 6 | 0.25 |
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
