| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 24 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 26 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 3 | 25 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | Watford | 24 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 5 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| 6 | Millwall | 25 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 25 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 9 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 10 | Exeter City | 26 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 11 | 26 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | ||||
| 12 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | ||||
| 13 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | ||||
| 14 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | Aldershot | 26 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 37 | |||
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 17 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | ||||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Barrow | 24 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 20 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | ||||
| 21 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 33 | ||||
| 22 | Gateshead | 25 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | |||
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | |||