| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chester City | 37 | 67 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | ||
| 2nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 67 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wycombe Wanderers | 36 | 64 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 27 | ||
| 4nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 62 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | ||
| 5nonMover | Preston North End | 36 | 59 | 71 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | ||
| 6nonMover | Torquay United | 36 | 56 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 28 | ||
| 7nonMover | Chesterfield | 37 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | ||
| 8nonMover | Walsall | 36 | 56 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | ||
| 9nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 52 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 10nonMover | Carlisle United | 36 | 51 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 11nonMover | Bury | 36 | 49 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 12nonMover | Mansfield Town | 37 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 31 | ||
| 13nonMover | Rochdale | 35 | 47 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 14nonMover | Scarborough | 37 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | ||
| 15nonMover | Gillingham | 36 | 45 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | ||
| 16nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 45 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 17nonMover | Lincoln City | 37 | 44 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | ||
| 18nonMover | Colchester United | 37 | 43 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | ||
| 19nonMover | Hereford United | 37 | 35 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 41 | ||
| 20nonMover | Northampton Town | 37 | 35 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 37 | ||
| 21nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 34 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | ||
| 22nonMover | Darlington | 37 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 33 | ||