| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Colchester United | 38 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 42 | |||
| 2 | Millwall | 39 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 40 | |||
| 3 | 39 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 33 | ||||
| 4 | Wrexham | 39 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 26 | |||
| 5 | 39 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | ||||
| 6 | 39 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 40 | ||||
| 7 | Aldershot | 38 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Bradford City | 38 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 45 | |||
| 9 | 38 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 39 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 13 | 40 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 41 | ||||
| 14 | 37 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 36 | ||||
| 15 | Barrow | 38 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 38 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 18 | Gillingham | 39 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 61 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 39 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 41 | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 38 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 46 | |||
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 46 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 39 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 57 | |||
| 23 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 49 | ||||