| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 28 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Coventry City | 29 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Millwall | 31 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Exeter City | 26 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 29 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | ||||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 8 | Walsall | 28 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | |||
| 9 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 37 | ||||
| 10 | 29 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | ||||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 29 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 12 | 30 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 | ||||
| 13 | Watford | 30 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Carlisle United | 25 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 15 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 16 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | ||||
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 31 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 18 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | ||||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 21 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 45 | ||||
| 22 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 37 | ||||
| 23 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 44 | ||||
| 24 | Barrow | 31 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 36 | |||