| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 46 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 36 | ||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 83 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 33 | |||
| 3 | 46 | 82 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 34 | |||
| 5 | Colchester United | 45 | 79 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 45 | 79 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 42 | |||
| 7 | 45 | 71 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | ||||
| 8 | Notts. County | 46 | 69 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 46 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 61 | ||||
| 10 | 46 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 49 | ||||
| 11 | Newport County | 45 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 51 | |||
| 12 | Barrow | 46 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 45 | |||
| 13 | Stockport County | 46 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | |||
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 44 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 53 | |||
| 17 | Barnsley | 46 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 54 | |||
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 57 | |||
| 19 | Port Vale | 46 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 41 | |||
| 20 | 46 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 60 | ||||
| 21 | Chesterfield | 46 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 43 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 53 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 60 | |||
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 61 | |||