| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 36 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | |||
| 2 | 37 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Notts. County | 38 | 69 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 39 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 37 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 39 | 61 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 6 | Stockport County | 39 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 39 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 8 | Exeter City | 38 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 36 | |||
| 9 | 38 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | ||||
| 10 | Aldershot | 40 | 55 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 49 | |||
| 11 | 37 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 39 | ||||
| 12 | Gillingham | 36 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 40 | |||
| 13 | Northampton Town | 35 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 50 | |||
| 15 | 38 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | ||||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 17 | 39 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 39 | ||||
| 18 | 37 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 19 | 37 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 36 | ||||
| 20 | Barrow | 36 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | |||
| 21 | 37 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 49 | ||||
| 22 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 48 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 39 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 60 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 47 | |||