| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Brentford | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 3 | Bury | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Darlington | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 13 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 19 | Barnet | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Notts County | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 24 | Chester City | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 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
