| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 39 | 80 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Coventry City | 38 | 72 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Exeter City | 37 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 30 | |||
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | |||
| 5 | 39 | 67 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 40 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 8 | 39 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | ||||
| 9 | Walsall | 37 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 37 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 48 | |||
| 11 | 39 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 43 | ||||
| 12 | Gillingham | 38 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 40 | |||
| 13 | Watford | 40 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 40 | |||
| 14 | 39 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | 38 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 40 | ||||
| 16 | 40 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 17 | Aldershot | 40 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 41 | |||
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 19 | 38 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 52 | ||||
| 20 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 42 | ||||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 50 | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 47 | |||
| 23 | Barrow | 40 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 46 | |||
| 24 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 54 | ||||