Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil Town | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 65 | 25 | 83 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 80 | |
| Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 80 | |
| Southend United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 78 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 75 | |
| Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 72 | |
| Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 72 | |
| Darlington | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 72 | |
| Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 66 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 65 | |
| Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 63 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 60 | |
| Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 60 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 60 | |
| Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 59 | |
| Boston United | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 58 | |
| Bury | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 58 | |
| Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 58 | |
| Notts County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 52 | |
| Chester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 69 | -26 | 52 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 49 | |
| Rushden and Diamonds | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 44 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 85 | -46 | 38 | |
| Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 62 | -23 | 30 |
| 29 Apr 2005 | Cambridge United deducted ten points with effect from 29 April 2005 due to the club going into administration. |
| 14 May 2005 | Lincoln City 1-0 Macclesfield Town | |
| 15 May 2005 | Northampton Town 0-0 Southend United | |
| 21 May 2005 | Macclesfield Town 1-1 Lincoln City | |
| 21 May 2005 | Southend United 1-0 Northampton Town | |
| 28 May 2005 | Lincoln City 0-2 Southend United |