| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 79 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | ||
| 2nonMover | Chester City | 42 | 74 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | ||
| 3nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 73 | 80 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | ||
| 4nonMover | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 70 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 32 | ||
| 5nonMover | Preston North End | 42 | 67 | 79 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 37 | ||
| 6nonMover | Torquay United | 42 | 67 | 64 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | ||
| 7nonMover | Carlisle United | 42 | 64 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | ||
| 8nonMover | Chesterfield | 42 | 62 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | ||
| 9nonMover | Rochdale | 42 | 60 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | ||
| 10nonMover | Walsall | 42 | 60 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 11nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 59 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | ||
| 12nonMover | Mansfield Town | 42 | 55 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 32 | ||
| 13nonMover | Bury | 42 | 53 | 55 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | ||
| 14nonMover | Scarborough | 42 | 53 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 33 | ||
| 15nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | ||
| 16nonMover | Gillingham | 42 | 51 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 17nonMover | Colchester United | 42 | 49 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 38 | ||
| 18nonMover | Lincoln City | 42 | 47 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | ||
| 19nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 45 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | ||
| 20nonMover | Hereford United | 42 | 42 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 21nonMover | Darlington | 42 | 41 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 22nonMover | Northampton Town | 42 | 38 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | ||
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sun 15th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Carlisle United 0 Wycombe Wanderers 2 |
| Sun 15th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Torquay United 2 Preston North End 0 |
| Wed 18th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Preston North End 4 Torquay United 1 (aet) |
| Wed 18th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Wycombe Wanderers 2 Carlisle United 1 |
| Sat 28th May | Final | Wycombe Wanderers 4 Preston North End 2 |