| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 83 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 42 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 3 | Wimbledon | 38 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Aldershot | 42 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Barnsley | 38 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Newport County | 42 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Portsmouth | 40 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | |||
| 9 | 41 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 37 | ||||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 55 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Stockport County | 41 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 12 | 40 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | 38 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | ||||
| 14 | Bradford City | 39 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 37 | |||
| 15 | Northampton Town | 40 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | |||
| 16 | 40 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 17 | Port Vale | 40 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 37 | |||
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 42 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | |||
| 20 | 38 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | 38 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | ||||
| 22 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | ||||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 42 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 39 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 39 | |||