| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swindon Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Bury | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Hereford United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Barnet | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Chester City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Boston United | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 2 | 0.17 |
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
