| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 58 | 14 | +44 | 54 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Morecambe | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 4 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 7 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Bury | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Barnet | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Darlington | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | -26 | 12 | 0.52 |
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
