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