| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Bury | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Hereford United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Darlington | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Lincoln City | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 24 | Barnet | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 45 | -28 | 14 | 0.61 |
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
