| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 43 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 36 | ||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 79 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 32 | |||
| 3 | 44 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | |||
| 5 | Colchester United | 43 | 76 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 41 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 7 | 43 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | ||||
| 8 | 44 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | ||||
| 9 | Notts. County | 42 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | |||
| 10 | 45 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 61 | ||||
| 11 | Barrow | 43 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 39 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 43 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 38 | |||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 44 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 15 | Newport County | 40 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 49 | |||
| 16 | Aldershot | 45 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 56 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 43 | |||
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 43 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 53 | |||
| 19 | 44 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 57 | ||||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 44 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 44 | |||
| 21 | Barnsley | 44 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 54 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 45 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 51 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 43 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 52 | |||
| 24 | Bradford City | 42 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 57 | |||