| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swindon Town | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Walsall | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Barnet | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Darlington | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Notts County | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Chester City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Bury | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Boston United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 14 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 52 | -22 | 13 | 0.54 |
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
