| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 42 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | |||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 40 | |||
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 36 | |||
| 5 | 43 | 69 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | ||||
| 6 | Gillingham | 39 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 39 | |||
| 8 | 40 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 35 | ||||
| 9 | Barrow | 40 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 50 | |||
| 10 | 40 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 40 | ||||
| 11 | 41 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 48 | ||||
| 12 | Aldershot | 42 | 55 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | |||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 45 | |||
| 14 | Exeter City | 41 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 41 | |||
| 15 | 42 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 70 | ||||
| 16 | 40 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 17 | Stockport County | 42 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 18 | 41 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 33 | ||||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 40 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 38 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Newport County | 39 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 49 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 40 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 40 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 51 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 41 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 58 | |||