| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 41 | 85 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 42 | 78 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 39 | |||
| 3 | 42 | 78 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | ||||
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 44 | 68 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Northampton Town | 41 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 43 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 8 | 42 | 64 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | ||||
| 9 | Stockport County | 43 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 42 | |||
| 10 | 43 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | ||||
| 11 | Gillingham | 41 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 45 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 43 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | |||
| 13 | Aldershot | 43 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 52 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 57 | |||
| 15 | 42 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 38 | ||||
| 16 | 44 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 40 | ||||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 46 | |||
| 18 | 44 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 44 | ||||
| 19 | Barrow | 42 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 58 | |||
| 20 | 42 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 55 | ||||
| 22 | 41 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 56 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 65 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 43 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 51 | |||