| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 27 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 29 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 3 | 28 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| 4 | Watford | 26 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 28 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | ||||
| 7 | 29 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Carlisle United | 28 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Exeter City | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | ||||
| 12 | 26 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | ||||
| 13 | 27 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| 14 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | Aldershot | 29 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 17 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | ||||
| 18 | Barrow | 27 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 39 | |||
| 19 | Gateshead | 28 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 25 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 21 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| 22 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 38 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 42 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 37 | |||