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| Tables | First round | » Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hartlepool United | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36:18 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 |
|
Rochdale AFC | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 48:19 | 29 | 46 |
| 3 |
|
Stockport County | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 38:24 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 |
|
Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 35:21 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 |
|
Swindon Town | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27:18 | 9 | 42 |
| 6 |
|
Bristol Rovers | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27:18 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 |
|
Walsall FC | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30:20 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 |
|
Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35:28 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 |
|
Darlington FC | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24:26 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 |
|
Macclesfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29:36 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 |
|
Barnet FC | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25:33 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 |
|
Lincoln City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25:30 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 |
|
Grimsby Town | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 32:38 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 |
|
Notts County | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27:28 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 |
|
Accrington Stanley | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34:36 | -2 | 28 |
| 16 |
|
Peterborough United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36:31 | 5 | 27 |
| 17 |
|
Mansfield Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29:28 | 1 | 27 |
| 18 |
|
Hereford United | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20:26 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 |
|
Chester City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13:24 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 |
|
Boston United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20:42 | -22 | 22 |
| 21 |
|
Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24:28 | -4 | 21 |
| 22 |
|
Wrexham FC | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20:31 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 |
|
Bury FC | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17:33 | -16 | 18 |
| 24 |
|
Torquay United | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18:33 | -15 | 15 |
