| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 24 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Wrexham | 22 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 23 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Brentford | 25 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 24 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 24 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Aldershot | 25 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 10 | Notts. County | 24 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Colchester United | 23 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 32 | ||||
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 24 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Newport County | 25 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Exeter City | 25 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 24 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Hartlepool | 24 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 20 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | ||||
| 21 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 23 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | ||||
| 24 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | ||||