| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 2 | 29 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | 28 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| 4 | Colchester United | 28 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 28 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 6 | 27 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 7 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Barrow | 28 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 9 | 27 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | ||||
| 10 | Notts. County | 26 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 11 | 27 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | ||||
| 12 | Barnsley | 27 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 35 | |||
| 13 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| 14 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 31 | ||||
| 15 | Chesterfield | 27 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Halifax Town | 25 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 18 | Wrexham | 28 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 43 | |||
| 19 | Newport County | 25 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Port Vale | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Hartlepools United | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 25 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 42 | |||
| 24 | Aldershot | 27 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 45 | |||