| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Lincoln City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Hull City | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Southend United | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Bury | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Boston United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Kidderminster Harr | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 23 | York City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
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
