| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Barnet | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Darlington | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Southend United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Hull City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 19 | York City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Chester City | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 12 | 0.50 |
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
