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