| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 44 | 86 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 27 | |||
| 2 | Coventry City | 44 | 81 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 34 | |||
| 3 | 44 | 75 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 35 | ||||
| 4 | Exeter City | 43 | 74 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | |||
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 38 | |||
| 6 | Walsall | 44 | 69 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 43 | |||
| 8 | Millwall | 44 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 41 | |||
| 9 | Northampton Town | 44 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 51 | |||
| 10 | 44 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | ||||
| 11 | Gillingham | 44 | 66 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 47 | |||
| 12 | Watford | 44 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 42 | |||
| 13 | 44 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 47 | ||||
| 14 | 44 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 48 | ||||
| 15 | 44 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 54 | ||||
| 16 | 44 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 31 | ||||
| 17 | 44 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 45 | ||||
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 44 | |||
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 50 | |||
| 20 | 45 | 50 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 46 | ||||
| 21 | Aldershot | 44 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 55 | |||
| 23 | Barrow | 44 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 57 | |||
| 24 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 59 | ||||