| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bury | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 42 | |
| 2 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 38 | |
| 3 |  Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 37 | |
| 4 |  Chesterfield | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 35 | |
| 5 |  Torquay United | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 31 | |
| 6 |  Gillingham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 31 | |
| 7 |  Stevenage | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 30 | |
| 9 |  Hereford United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 30 | |
| 10 | Aldershot Town | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 | |
| 11 |  Rotherham United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 |  Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 28 | |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 26 | |
| 14 |  Port Vale | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 25 | |
| 15 | Morecambe | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 25 | |
| 16 |  Southend United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 24 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 23 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 22 | |
| 19 |  Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 20 | |
| 20 | Barnet | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 19 | |
| 21 |  Northampton Town | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 19 | |
| 22 |  Bradford City | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 19 | |
| 23 |  Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 45 | -28 | 17 | |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 16 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,