| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Bury | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Aldershot Town | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Darlington | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Barnet | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Morecambe | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Chester City | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 8 | 0.67 |
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
