| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 34 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 36 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Notts. County | 37 | 68 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 38 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 35 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 38 | 60 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Exeter City | 36 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Stockport County | 38 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 9 | Gillingham | 35 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 40 | |||
| 10 | Aldershot | 39 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 49 | |||
| 11 | 37 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | ||||
| 12 | 36 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 38 | ||||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 46 | |||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 34 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | |||
| 15 | 38 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 16 | 37 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | ||||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 18 | 36 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | 36 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | ||||
| 20 | Barrow | 35 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | |||
| 21 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 49 | ||||
| 22 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 48 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 57 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 45 | |||