| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aldershot | 25 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Colchester United | 23 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 25 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | ||||
| 7 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | ||||
| 8 | Halifax Town | 22 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 9 | Swansea Town | 25 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Southend United | 24 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Brentford | 25 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 12 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| 14 | Bradford City | 24 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Port Vale | 25 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Newport County | 25 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 18 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 19 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | ||||
| 20 | Peterborough United | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Exeter City | 26 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 22 | Notts. County | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 24 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 42 | ||||