| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 2 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Luton Town | 16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 4 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | Colchester United | 15 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| 7 | Barrow | 16 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 16 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 10 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| 11 | Chesterfield | 17 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 13 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| 14 | Newport County | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Aldershot | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Stockport County | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 17 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | ||||
| 18 | Lincoln City | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Hartlepools United | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 24 | Bradford City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 28 | |||