| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Carlisle United | 46 | 86 | +42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 2nonMover | Northampton Town | 46 | 83 | +26 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 22 | ||
| 3nonMover | Leyton Orient | 46 | 81 | +16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 30 | ||
| 4nonMover | Grimsby Town | 46 | 78 | +20 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | ||
| 5nonMover | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 72 | +12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | ||
| 6nonMover | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 71 | +16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 27 | ||
| 7nonMover | Lincoln City | 46 | 66 | +12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 32 | ||
| 8MovingUp | Darlington | 46 | 63 | +6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 9MovingDown | Peterborough United | 46 | 62 | +8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 28 | ||
| 10MovingUp | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 35 | ||
| 11nonMover | Boston United | 46 | 61 | -10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 32 | ||
| 12MovingDown | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 60 | -8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 38 | ||
| 13MovingDown | Wrexham | 46 | 59 | +7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 35 | ||
| 14nonMover | Rochdale | 46 | 56 | -3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 39 | ||
| 15MovingUp | Chester City | 46 | 54 | -6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | ||
| 16MovingDown | Mansfield Town | 46 | 54 | -7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 37 | ||
| 17MovingUp | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 54 | -11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | ||
| 18MovingUp | Barnet | 46 | 54 | -13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 35 | ||
| 19MovingDown | Bury (-1) | 46 | 52 | -12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | ||
| 20MovingDown | Torquay United | 46 | 52 | -13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 35 | ||
| 21nonMover | Notts. County | 46 | 52 | -15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | ||
| 22nonMover | Stockport County | 46 | 52 | -21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 49 | ||
| 23nonMover | Oxford United | 46 | 49 | -14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 27 | ||
| 24nonMover | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 45 | -32 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 45 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25/05/2006 | Bury | Deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player. |
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sat 13th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Lincoln City 0 Grimsby Town 1 |
| Sat 13th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Wycombe Wanderers 1 Cheltenham Town 2 |
| Thu 18th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Cheltenham Town 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0 |
| Tue 16th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Grimsby Town 2 Lincoln City 1 |
| Sun 28th May | Final | Grimsby Town 0 Cheltenham Town 1 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highs | Match | Date | Lows | Match | Date | |
| 13,467 | Carlisle Utd. 1-2 Torquay Utd. | Sat 29 Apr | 1,466 | Barnet 1-1 Cheltenham T. | Tue 10 Jan | |
| 12,243 | Oxford Utd. 2-3 Leyton Orient | Sat 06 May | 1,576 | Macclesfield 1-1 Mansfield Town | Tue 27 Sep | |
| 11,182 | Carlisle Utd. 1-1 Darlington | Mon 26 Dec | 1,601 | Macclesfield 2-2 Cheltenham T. | Tue 09 Aug | |
| 10,909 | Carlisle Utd. 1-0 Grimsby Town | Sat 08 Apr | 1,616 | Macclesfield 3-2 Wrexham | Tue 14 Mar | |
| 10,735 | Carlisle Utd. 2-1 Notts. County | Mon 17 Apr | 1,649 | Macclesfield 0-0 Leyton Orient | Sat 26 Nov | |
| 10,006 | Stockport Co. 0-0 Carlisle Utd. | Sat 06 May | 1,651 | Boston Utd. 1-3 Chester | Wed 29 Mar | |