| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 2 | 26 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | 25 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 4 | Colchester United | 25 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 25 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | ||||
| 6 | 23 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| 7 | Luton Town | 25 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Barrow | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | Notts. County | 23 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 11 | 25 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| 12 | Barnsley | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 34 | |||
| 13 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| 14 | Newport County | 22 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| 16 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | ||||
| 17 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 27 | ||||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 23 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 19 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 36 | ||||
| 20 | Port Vale | 23 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Lincoln City | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 34 | |||
| 24 | Aldershot | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 42 | |||