| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Brentford | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Darlington | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Barnet | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Chester City | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Hull City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Scarborough | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 52 | -25 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 20 | Southend United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 24 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 13 | 0.54 |
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
