| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 75 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 38 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 34 | 65 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Aldershot | 38 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Wimbledon | 34 | 64 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Portsmouth | 36 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Newport County | 37 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 9 | 37 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 29 | ||||
| 10 | Bradford City | 35 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Stockport County | 37 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 12 | 36 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | ||||
| 13 | 34 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 14 | Port Vale | 36 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 17 | 35 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 38 | |||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 35 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 20 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | ||||
| 21 | 34 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 | ||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 23 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 35 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 37 | |||