| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 45 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | |||
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 83 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 37 | |||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 49 | |||
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | 79 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 6 | 46 | 76 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | ||||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 40 | |||
| 8 | Barrow | 46 | 69 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 54 | |||
| 9 | 45 | 68 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | ||||
| 10 | 45 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | ||||
| 11 | 46 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 54 | ||||
| 12 | Aldershot | 46 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | |||
| 13 | 46 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 37 | ||||
| 14 | 46 | 59 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 71 | ||||
| 15 | Exeter City | 46 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 45 | |||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 51 | |||
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | |||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 55 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 45 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 43 | |||
| 20 | 46 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 43 | ||||
| 21 | Newport County | 45 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 61 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 53 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 65 | |||