| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Luton Town | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Rushden and Diamonds | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harr | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Hull City | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 16 | York City | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 23 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Southend United | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Darlington | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 23 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 56 | -41 | 12 | 0.52 |
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
