| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 37 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | Aldershot | 36 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Colchester United | 34 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 4 | 36 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 28 | ||||
| 5 | Bradford City | 34 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Lincoln City | 37 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 7 | 34 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| 8 | 32 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| 9 | Southend United | 33 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 10 | 34 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| 11 | Swansea Town | 36 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 30 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 31 | |||
| 14 | 32 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | Port Vale | 34 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Brentford | 35 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Newport County | 37 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 18 | Peterborough United | 36 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 19 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 20 | Exeter City | 35 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 35 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 22 | 32 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 33 | ||||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 24 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 57 | ||||