| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 26 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| 2 | 26 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 3 | Barrow | 27 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Southend United | 27 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 6 | 25 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | ||||
| 7 | Hartlepools United | 27 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| 9 | Bradford City | 27 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 10 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | Aldershot | 28 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 25 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Newport County | 25 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Brentford | 26 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Halifax Town | 26 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Notts. County | 26 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Barnsley | 27 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 27 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 27 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 31 | |||
| 20 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 21 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| 22 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | ||||
| 23 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | ||||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 24 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 23 | |||