| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 46 | 66 | +43 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 87 | 44 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 61 | +22 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 68 | 46 |
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 60 | +14 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 46 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 58 | +25 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 74 | 49 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 57 | +21 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 51 |
| 6 | 46 | 54 | +19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 77 | 58 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 53 | +21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 50 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 53 | +19 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 53 |
| 9 | Aldershot | 46 | 53 | +15 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 70 | 55 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 51 | +10 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 56 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 46 | +3 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 49 |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 45 | -5 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 63 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 46 | 43 | +3 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 68 |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 43 | -3 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 64 |
| 15 | Swansea Town | 46 | 42 | -14 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 63 | 77 |
| 16 | 46 | 41 | -6 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 53 | |
| 17 | Notts. County | 46 | 41 | -26 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 79 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 39 | -11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 72 |
| 19 | 46 | 38 | -21 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 72 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 46 | 38 | -20 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 65 |
| 21 | 46 | 36 | -3 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 68 | |
| 22 | 46 | 32 | -21 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 78 | |
| 23 | 46 | 31 | -33 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 87 | |
| 24 | 46 | 23 | -52 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 82 |