| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Southend United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Notts County | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Darlington | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Bury | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 17 | Boston United | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Kidderminster Harr | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Chester City | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Rushden and Diamonds | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 16 | 0.67 |
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
