| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 2 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 10 | Southend United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Kidderminster Harr | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Darlington | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Bury | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Boston United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | York City | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 16 | 0.70 |
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
