| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 39 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | ||||
| 2 | Gillingham | 36 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 3 | 39 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 32 | ||||
| 4 | Exeter City | 39 | 66 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | |||
| 6 | 37 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 29 | ||||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 8 | 40 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 38 | ||||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 37 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Aldershot | 39 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 47 | |||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 39 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 43 | |||
| 13 | 39 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 49 | ||||
| 14 | Oxford United | 37 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 45 | |||
| 16 | Stockport County | 39 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 37 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | |||
| 18 | 38 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 53 | ||||
| 19 | Newport County | 37 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 42 | |||
| 20 | 38 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | ||||
| 21 | 38 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 43 | ||||
| 22 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 46 | |||
| 24 | Barrow | 36 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 38 | |||