| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 44 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 37 | ||||
| 2 | Bradford City | 43 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 37 | |||
| 3 | 43 | 76 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | ||||
| 4 | Gillingham | 41 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Exeter City | 43 | 74 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 6 | 43 | 69 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 39 | |||
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Aldershot | 43 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 48 | |||
| 10 | 44 | 62 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 41 | ||||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 42 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | |||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 43 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 47 | |||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 44 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 38 | |||
| 14 | Newport County | 42 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 46 | |||
| 15 | Oxford United | 42 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 43 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 48 | |||
| 17 | 42 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 45 | ||||
| 18 | Stockport County | 43 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 47 | |||
| 19 | 43 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 54 | ||||
| 20 | 43 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 59 | ||||
| 21 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 33 | ||||
| 22 | 43 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 38 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 55 | |||
| 24 | Barrow | 43 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 53 | |||