| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Walsall | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Notts County | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Bury | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 10 | Darlington | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Chester City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Barnet | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 23 | Boston United | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 12 | 0.52 |
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
