| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 53 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 4 | Bury | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 5 | Brentford | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 46 | 1.92 |
| 7 | Darlington | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Aldershot Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Notts County | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Bournemouth | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 22 | Chester City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Barnet | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 19 | 0.86 |
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
