| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 42 | 2.63 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 38 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 34 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 33 | 2.06 |
| 5 | Bury | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 30 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Newport County AFC | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 29 | 1.93 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 29 | 1.93 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 27 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Southend United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 27 | 1.69 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1.64 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 24 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 23 | 1.44 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 20 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 18 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 21 | Dagenham and Redb'ge | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 24 | York City | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 14 | 0.88 |
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
