| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Luton Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Rushden and Diamonds | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Darlington | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Kidderminster Harr | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Hull City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 35 | -24 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | York City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 31 | -21 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 35 | -31 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
