| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 5 | Boston United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 11 | Darlington | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Barnet | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Rushden and Diamonds | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 23 | Chester City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Bury | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 27 | 1.17 |
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
