| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Chester City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Darlington | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Boston United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Rushden and Diamonds | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Barnet | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 6 | 0.55 |
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
