| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 23 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | ||||
| 2 | Colchester United | 23 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Carlisle United | 23 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Aldershot | 22 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 5 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Millwall | 22 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 7 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| 8 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Barrow | 22 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 14 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 29 | ||||
| 16 | Exeter City | 23 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Bradford City | 22 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 18 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 39 | ||||
| 19 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | ||||
| 20 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 34 | |||
| 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 30 | ||||