| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 26 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 28 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | |||
| 3 | 27 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | Watford | 25 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 6 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | ||||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 27 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 9 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | ||||
| 10 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | ||||
| 11 | 26 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Exeter City | 27 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 13 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | ||||
| 14 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | ||||
| 16 | Aldershot | 28 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Barrow | 26 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 24 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 20 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | Gateshead | 27 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | |||
| 22 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |||