| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 30 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 33 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 34 | |||
| 3 | 32 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| 4 | Millwall | 32 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Watford | 29 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Stockport County | 32 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Exeter City | 31 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 9 | 32 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | 32 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| 11 | Gillingham | 30 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 36 | |||
| 12 | 32 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 34 | ||||
| 13 | 30 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | ||||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 40 | |||
| 15 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | ||||
| 16 | 32 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | ||||
| 17 | Aldershot | 33 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 47 | |||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 28 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Barrow | 31 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 45 | |||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 21 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 42 | ||||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 32 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 48 | |||
| 23 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 41 | ||||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 37 | |||