| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 19 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Barrow | 20 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Wrexham | 19 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 7 | Aldershot | 20 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 17 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Brentford | 19 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Bradford City | 18 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Port Vale | 17 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 15 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | ||||
| 16 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 18 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 18 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| 19 | Barnsley | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 20 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 21 | Luton Town | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Notts. County | 19 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 23 | Exeter City | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |||