| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 45 | 92 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 25 | |||
| 2 | 45 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | ||||
| 3 | Notts. County | 45 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 42 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 45 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 39 | |||
| 5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 75 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 41 | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 46 | 71 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 33 | |||
| 7 | Gillingham | 44 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 48 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 45 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | |||
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 68 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 11 | 46 | 66 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | ||||
| 12 | 46 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 63 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 52 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 57 | |||
| 15 | 45 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 43 | ||||
| 16 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 40 | ||||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | |||
| 18 | 45 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | ||||
| 19 | Barrow | 45 | 55 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 58 | |||
| 20 | 46 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 51 | ||||
| 21 | 46 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 59 | ||||
| 22 | 45 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 60 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 68 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 53 | |||