| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 39 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | |||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 32 | |||
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 32 | |||
| 5 | 41 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 34 | ||||
| 6 | Gillingham | 36 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 38 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | ||||
| 8 | 40 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 48 | ||||
| 9 | 38 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 37 | |||
| 11 | Aldershot | 40 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | |||
| 12 | Barrow | 37 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 50 | |||
| 13 | 39 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 70 | ||||
| 14 | Exeter City | 39 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 38 | |||
| 15 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 16 | Chesterfield | 37 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 43 | |||
| 18 | Stockport County | 40 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 19 | 38 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 30 | ||||
| 20 | Newport County | 37 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 46 | |||
| 21 | Oxford United | 37 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 38 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 36 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 37 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 45 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 58 | |||