| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Notts County | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 3 | Morecambe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 4 | Barnet | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 11 | Bury | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Darlington | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 4 | 0.33 |
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
