| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rushden and Diamonds | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 5 | York City | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 7 | Boston United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Southend United | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 13 | Darlington | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Bury | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Kidderminster Harr | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 20 | 0.87 |
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
