| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 87 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 44 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 3 | Wimbledon | 40 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 41 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Aldershot | 44 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 68 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | |||
| 8 | Newport County | 44 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 9 | 43 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 11 | 42 | 56 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 33 | ||||
| 12 | 40 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 13 | Bradford City | 42 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Stockport County | 43 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | |||
| 15 | Northampton Town | 43 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | |||
| 16 | 42 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | |||
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 47 | |||
| 20 | 40 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | ||||
| 21 | 40 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35 | ||||
| 22 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 48 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 41 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 40 | |||