| 19/11/2004 | 19:45 | Northampton Town | - | Chester City | 1:1 (1:1) | |
| 20/11/2004 | 15:00 | Boston United | - | Mansfield Town | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 15:00 | Bristol Rovers | - | Scunthorpe United | 0:3 (0:2) | ||
| 15:00 | Bury FC | - | Notts County | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Cambridge United | - | Rushden & Diamonds FC | 3:1 (2:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Darlington FC | - | Lincoln City | 0:3 (0:2) | ||
| 15:00 | Grimsby Town | - | Kidderminster Harriers | 2:1 (2:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Leyton Orient | - | Wycombe Wanderers | 1:2 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Macclesfield Town | - | Cheltenham Town | 0:2 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Oxford United | - | Rochdale AFC | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Shrewsbury Town | - | Swansea City | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Yeovil Town | - | Southend United | 3:1 (1:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Scunthorpe United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31:17 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 |
|
Swansea City | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 19:14 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 |
|
Yeovil Town | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33:23 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 |
|
Leyton Orient | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28:24 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 |
|
Lincoln City | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27:22 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 |
|
Cheltenham Town | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17:14 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 |
|
Southend United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28:27 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 |
|
Macclesfield Town | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21:21 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 |
|
Boston United | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25:19 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 |
|
Bury FC | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25:22 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 |
|
Bristol Rovers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20:19 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 |
|
Mansfield Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23:19 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 |
|
Darlington FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20:17 | 3 | 24 |
| 14 |
|
Northampton Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 |
|
Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18:19 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 |
|
Rochdale AFC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20:25 | -5 | 24 |
| 17 |
|
Grimsby Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20:18 | 2 | 23 |
| 18 |
|
Chester City | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17:23 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 |
|
Rushden & Diamonds FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17:19 | -2 | 21 |
| 20 |
|
Notts County | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20:23 | -3 | 20 |
| 21 |
|
Oxford United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12:22 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 |
|
Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 18 |
| 23 |
|
Kidderminster Harriers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9:32 | -23 | 12 |
| 24 |
|
Cambridge United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15:20 | -5 | 6 |