| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Luton Town | 38 | 79 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | |||
| 3 | 39 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | ||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 39 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Barnsley | 39 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 39 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 8 | Aldershot | 39 | 59 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | |||
| 10 | Wrexham | 38 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 40 | |||
| 11 | Brentford | 39 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 37 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Newport County | 37 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Swansea Town | 37 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 42 | |||
| 15 | 38 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | ||||
| 16 | Notts. County | 37 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 17 | Port Vale | 38 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Lincoln City | 38 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 19 | 38 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | Exeter City | 38 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 21 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| 22 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 23 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 51 | ||||
| 24 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 39 | ||||