| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 80 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 41 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 37 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Wimbledon | 37 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 41 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Aldershot | 41 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Portsmouth | 39 | 64 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | |||
| 8 | Newport County | 40 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 9 | 40 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 37 | ||||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 11 | Stockport County | 40 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Bradford City | 38 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | |||
| 13 | 39 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 14 | 37 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | 38 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 16 | Port Vale | 39 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 37 | |||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 38 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 41 | |||
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 41 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 20 | 37 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | 37 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | ||||
| 22 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 34 | ||||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 39 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 37 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 38 | |||