| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Carlisle United | 42 | 91 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | ||
| 2nonMover | Walsall | 42 | 83 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | ||
| 3nonMover | Chesterfield | 42 | 81 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 27 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bury | 42 | 80 | 73 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Preston North End | 42 | 67 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 6nonMover | Mansfield Town | 42 | 65 | 84 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 32 | ||
| 7nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 62 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 33 | ||
| 8nonMover | Fulham | 42 | 62 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 9nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 61 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | ||
| 10nonMover | Colchester United | 42 | 58 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | ||
| 11nonMover | Barnet | 42 | 56 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | ||
| 12nonMover | Lincoln City | 42 | 56 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | ||
| 13nonMover | Torquay United | 42 | 55 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 32 | ||
| 14nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 52 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | ||
| 15nonMover | Rochdale | 42 | 50 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 44 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hereford United | 42 | 49 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 43 | ||
| 17nonMover | Northampton Town | 42 | 44 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 38 | ||
| 18nonMover | Hartlepool United | 42 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 37 | ||
| 19nonMover | Gillingham | 42 | 41 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 39 | ||
| 20nonMover | Darlington | 42 | 41 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 21nonMover | Scarborough | 42 | 34 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | ||
| 22nonMover | Exeter City | 42 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 34 | ||
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sun 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Mansfield Town 1 Chesterfield 1 |
| Sun 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Preston North End 0 Bury 1 |
| Wed 17th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Bury 1 Preston North End 0 |
| Wed 17th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Chesterfield 5 Mansfield Town 2 (aet) |
| Sat 27th May | Final | Chesterfield 2 Bury 0 |