| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Colchester United | 36 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 38 | |||
| 2 | Millwall | 37 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 37 | |||
| 3 | 36 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 32 | ||||
| 4 | Wrexham | 34 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 22 | |||
| 5 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| 6 | 36 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | ||||
| 7 | Aldershot | 35 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 10 | 36 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 40 | ||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | |||
| 12 | 37 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | ||||
| 13 | Bradford City | 35 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 44 | |||
| 14 | 34 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | ||||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 16 | Stockport County | 35 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 17 | Barrow | 34 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Gillingham | 37 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 60 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 36 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 21 | Chesterfield | 34 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 36 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 54 | |||
| 23 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 40 | ||||