| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Port Vale | 12 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| 4 | Brentford | 12 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Peterborough United | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Aldershot | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Swansea City | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Newport County | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||
| 11 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Notts. County | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Lincoln City | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 18 | Hartlepool | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Southend United | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | ||||