| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 38 | 79 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Coventry City | 37 | 72 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | |||
| 3 | 38 | 66 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 28 | ||||
| 4 | Exeter City | 36 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 39 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 39 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 38 | |||
| 8 | 38 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | ||||
| 9 | Northampton Town | 37 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 48 | |||
| 10 | Gillingham | 37 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 11 | Walsall | 36 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 33 | |||
| 12 | 38 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | 38 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 43 | ||||
| 14 | Watford | 39 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 40 | |||
| 15 | 37 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 40 | ||||
| 16 | 40 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 39 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 38 | |||
| 18 | 37 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 48 | ||||
| 19 | Aldershot | 39 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 41 | |||
| 20 | 39 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 42 | ||||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 49 | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 45 | |||
| 23 | 38 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 52 | ||||
| 24 | Barrow | 39 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 46 | |||