| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 58 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 57 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 53 | 2.21 |
| 4 | Darlington | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Hereford United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 50 | 2.08 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Brentford | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 16 | Bury | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 18 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 19 | Notts County | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 20 | Barnet | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 21 | Chester City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 24 | 1.09 |
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
