| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Colchester United | 34 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 4 | 34 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| 5 | 33 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | ||||
| 6 | Luton Town | 32 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Barrow | 33 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 32 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 34 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 39 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 32 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 50 | ||||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 32 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Chesterfield | 33 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Wrexham | 33 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 45 | |||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 18 | Newport County | 30 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 32 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 35 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 52 | |||
| 21 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 49 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 31 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 42 | |||
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 31 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 39 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 34 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 43 | |||