| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Luton Town | 37 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 2 | 37 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 38 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 38 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 8 | Aldershot | 38 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Wrexham | 37 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | |||
| 11 | Brentford | 38 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 36 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Newport County | 36 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Swansea Town | 36 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 40 | |||
| 15 | 37 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | Notts. County | 36 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 17 | Port Vale | 37 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 37 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Lincoln City | 37 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 20 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| 21 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 34 | ||||
| 22 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 23 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 51 | ||||
| 24 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 39 | ||||