| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Brentford | 29 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 3 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 6 | 27 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Gillingham | 27 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 8 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | ||||
| 9 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Aldershot | 28 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 12 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 13 | Barrow | 27 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 40 | |||
| 14 | Stockport County | 30 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Lincoln City | 28 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Newport County | 29 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 29 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 27 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 27 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 21 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 62 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 26 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 23 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | ||||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 27 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 38 | |||