| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Colchester United | 39 | 72 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 39 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| 4 | 37 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | ||||
| 5 | 38 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 35 | ||||
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 36 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 8 | 37 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | ||||
| 9 | 38 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 53 | ||||
| 10 | Barrow | 36 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 37 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 37 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | |||
| 14 | 38 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 52 | ||||
| 15 | Barnsley | 39 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 51 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 44 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 40 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Newport County | 34 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 19 | Wrexham | 38 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 51 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 36 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Port Vale | 36 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Aldershot | 39 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 52 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 37 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 50 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 39 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 48 | |||