| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 32 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 35 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | |||
| 3 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 35 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Watford | 32 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Exeter City | 34 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Stockport County | 35 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Gillingham | 33 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 37 | |||
| 10 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | ||||
| 11 | Aldershot | 36 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 48 | |||
| 12 | 33 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 42 | |||
| 14 | 34 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 35 | ||||
| 15 | 34 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 32 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | |||
| 17 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | ||||
| 18 | 35 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | ||||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 37 | |||
| 20 | Barrow | 33 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 47 | |||
| 21 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 44 | ||||
| 22 | 34 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 46 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 35 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 54 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 45 | |||