| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Colchester United | 38 | 71 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 27 | |||
| 3 | 38 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 35 | ||||
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 5 | 38 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| 6 | Luton Town | 35 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 7 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | ||||
| 8 | 38 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 53 | ||||
| 9 | Barrow | 35 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 10 | 36 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | ||||
| 11 | Notts. County | 36 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 36 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 38 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 49 | |||
| 15 | 37 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 52 | ||||
| 16 | Newport County | 33 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 39 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Wrexham | 37 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 48 | |||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 36 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 36 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 43 | |||
| 21 | Aldershot | 39 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 52 | |||
| 22 | Port Vale | 35 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 30 | |||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 38 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 43 | |||
| 24 | Bradford City | 36 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 50 | |||