| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 35 | 60 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| 2 | Aldershot | 34 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Colchester United | 33 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | |||
| 4 | 31 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | 34 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 26 | ||||
| 6 | Bradford City | 33 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 7 | 33 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| 8 | Southend United | 32 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 35 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 10 | 32 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| 11 | Halifax Town | 30 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 33 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 13 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 14 | Brentford | 34 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 34 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Newport County | 36 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | |||
| 18 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 19 | Notts. County | 34 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 20 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | Peterborough United | 34 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Exeter City | 33 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 24 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 57 | ||||