| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 20 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Notts. County | 21 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Millwall | 21 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Carlisle United | 21 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 6 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| 7 | Watford | 20 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| 11 | Exeter City | 21 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 12 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | ||||
| 13 | Aldershot | 21 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 15 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| 16 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | ||||
| 17 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | ||||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 19 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | ||||
| 20 | Gateshead | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Barrow | 19 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 23 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 29 | ||||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |||