| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 2 | Brentford | 38 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 32 | |||
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 32 | |||
| 5 | 40 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | ||||
| 6 | Gillingham | 35 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 39 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 47 | ||||
| 8 | 38 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 10 | 37 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | ||||
| 11 | Aldershot | 39 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Barrow | 37 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 50 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 38 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 38 | |||
| 14 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 15 | 38 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 70 | ||||
| 16 | Stockport County | 39 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 36 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 43 | |||
| 19 | Newport County | 36 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 44 | |||
| 20 | 37 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 30 | ||||
| 21 | Oxford United | 37 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 37 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 36 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 45 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 54 | |||