| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 34 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Wrexham | 33 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Swansea City | 35 | 62 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Brentford | 36 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Port Vale | 34 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Aldershot | 35 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 36 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 8 | Notts. County | 35 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 9 | Peterborough United | 34 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 10 | 37 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | ||||
| 11 | Colchester United | 34 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Northampton Town | 34 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 38 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 16 | 33 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 37 | ||||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 19 | 35 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | ||||
| 20 | Newport County | 36 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 41 | |||
| 21 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 47 | ||||
| 22 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 38 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepool | 36 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 35 | |||
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 41 | ||||