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