| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 44 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 31 | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | |||
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 36 | |||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 48 | |||
| 5 | 46 | 76 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | ||||
| 6 | Gillingham | 43 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 8 | Barrow | 44 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 52 | |||
| 9 | 43 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 36 | ||||
| 10 | 44 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | ||||
| 11 | 45 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 54 | ||||
| 12 | Aldershot | 45 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 44 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 44 | |||
| 14 | 43 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 33 | ||||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 51 | |||
| 16 | 44 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 70 | ||||
| 17 | 44 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 39 | ||||
| 18 | Stockport County | 44 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 42 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 43 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Newport County | 43 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 59 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 44 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 44 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 51 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 45 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 65 | |||