| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Walsall | 14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Carlisle United | 15 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Millwall | 15 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | Notts. County | 15 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Watford | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 9 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 11 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Northampton Town | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Hartlepools United | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 15 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| 16 | Exeter City | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 17 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| 18 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| 19 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 20 | Gateshead | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 21 | Aldershot | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Barrow | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | ||||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |||