| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Gillingham | 35 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 35 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 29 | ||||
| 3 | Bradford City | 35 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 4 | 35 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | ||||
| 5 | 36 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| 6 | Exeter City | 36 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 8 | 36 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 34 | ||||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 35 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Aldershot | 35 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 44 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 36 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | |||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 14 | Newport County | 34 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 15 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Oxford United | 33 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 17 | 36 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 46 | ||||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 34 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 35 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 41 | |||
| 20 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 40 | ||||
| 21 | 35 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 47 | ||||
| 22 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 29 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 34 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 41 | |||
| 24 | Barrow | 33 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | |||