| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Colchester United | 34 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 36 | |||
| 2 | 34 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | ||||
| 3 | Millwall | 35 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 35 | |||
| 4 | Wrexham | 33 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Aldershot | 32 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 37 | |||
| 7 | 33 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 36 | ||||
| 8 | 35 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | ||||
| 9 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 34 | ||||
| 10 | 33 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30 | ||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 13 | 32 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | ||||
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 15 | Barrow | 32 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Bradford City | 31 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 43 | |||
| 17 | Stockport County | 32 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 18 | Gillingham | 35 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 56 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 34 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 21 | Chesterfield | 32 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 33 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 51 | |||
| 23 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 40 | ||||