| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 46 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 38 | ||||
| 2 | Gillingham | 46 | 83 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 3 | 46 | 83 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | ||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 46 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | |||
| 5 | Exeter City | 46 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 6 | 46 | 71 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | ||||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 43 | |||
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 69 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Aldershot | 46 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 50 | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 46 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 44 | |||
| 11 | 46 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 42 | ||||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 46 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 49 | |||
| 13 | 46 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 47 | ||||
| 14 | Newport County | 46 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 49 | |||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 52 | |||
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 44 | |||
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 49 | |||
| 18 | Oxford United | 46 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 19 | 46 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 59 | ||||
| 20 | 46 | 54 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 56 | ||||
| 21 | 46 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | ||||
| 22 | 46 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 40 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 57 | |||
| 24 | Barrow | 46 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 57 | |||