| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Walsall | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 52 | 2.26 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 7 | Barnet | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Darlington | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Boston United | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 21 | Notts County | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Chester City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Bury | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 19 | 0.83 |
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
