| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 2 | Brentford | 37 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 31 | |||
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 32 | |||
| 5 | 39 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | ||||
| 6 | Gillingham | 34 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 38 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 47 | ||||
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Aldershot | 38 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 35 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | ||||
| 11 | 36 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| 12 | Exeter City | 37 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 38 | |||
| 13 | Barrow | 35 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 49 | |||
| 14 | Stockport County | 38 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | 37 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 70 | ||||
| 16 | Chesterfield | 35 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Newport County | 36 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 44 | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 19 | 36 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 28 | ||||
| 20 | 35 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 21 | Lincoln City | 36 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Oxford United | 35 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 35 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 45 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 36 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 52 | |||