| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 40 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Swansea City | 42 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Wrexham | 39 | 74 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Port Vale | 41 | 72 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Brentford | 42 | 69 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Aldershot | 41 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 39 | |||
| 7 | Notts. County | 41 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 8 | 44 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 40 | ||||
| 9 | 42 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Peterborough United | 40 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 41 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Colchester United | 40 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 44 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 38 | |||
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 16 | 39 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 44 | ||||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 40 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 19 | 42 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 57 | ||||
| 20 | Newport County | 42 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 48 | |||
| 21 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 43 | ||||
| 22 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | ||||
| 23 | Hartlepool | 42 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 42 | |||
| 24 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 51 | ||||