| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 17 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 4 | Southend United | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Barrow | 19 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Brentford | 17 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Newport County | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Aldershot | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 10 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| 11 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| 12 | Hartlepools United | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Bradford City | 16 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 15 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | ||||
| 16 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 19 | Luton Town | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Exeter City | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Barnsley | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 23 | Halifax Town | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |||