| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Bury | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Darlington | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Chester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Boston United | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Rushden and Diamonds | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Kidderminster Harr | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 3 | 0.25 |
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
