| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 39 | 85 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | |||
| 2 | 40 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 27 | ||||
| 3 | Notts. County | 40 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 39 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 40 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 42 | 67 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Northampton Town | 40 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33 | |||
| 8 | 41 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | ||||
| 9 | Aldershot | 42 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 50 | |||
| 10 | Stockport County | 42 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 42 | |||
| 11 | 41 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 34 | ||||
| 12 | Exeter City | 41 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | |||
| 13 | Gillingham | 39 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 57 | |||
| 15 | 42 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 36 | ||||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 41 | |||
| 17 | 42 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 44 | ||||
| 18 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 20 | Barrow | 40 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 57 | |||
| 21 | 41 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 50 | ||||
| 22 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 53 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 65 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 49 | |||