| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 30 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 2 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 | ||||
| 3 | 30 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| 4 | Colchester United | 29 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| 6 | Luton Town | 28 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 7 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | 28 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | ||||
| 9 | Barrow | 29 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 10 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | ||||
| 11 | Notts. County | 27 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 29 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 28 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 15 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | Wrexham | 29 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 43 | |||
| 17 | Bradford City | 27 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 42 | |||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 25 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 29 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 45 | |||
| 21 | Newport County | 25 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 23 | Port Vale | 27 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 28 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 36 | |||