| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| 2 | Aldershot | 31 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Colchester United | 30 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 4 | 29 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 31 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 25 | ||||
| 6 | Bradford City | 31 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 31 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Southend United | 30 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Halifax Town | 28 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 10 | 30 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 11 | 30 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| 12 | Swansea Town | 31 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Brentford | 30 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Newport County | 34 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 16 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 17 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Port Vale | 29 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Peterborough United | 31 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 30 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 21 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 27 | ||||
| 22 | Exeter City | 30 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 24 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 52 | ||||