| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bournemouth | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 55 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Notts County | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 42 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 8 | Bury | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Morecambe | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 23 | Barnet | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Darlington | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 14 | 0.64 |
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
