| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 22 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Wrexham | 21 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 21 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Swansea City | 21 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Brentford | 21 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Peterborough United | 22 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 7 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | ||||
| 8 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 9 | Notts. County | 21 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 10 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 30 | ||||
| 11 | Aldershot | 22 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Colchester United | 21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Newport County | 22 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | |||
| 17 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 21 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepool | 21 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | ||||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 23 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27 | ||||
| 24 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | ||||