| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 24 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Walsall | 24 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Newport County | 25 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Bradford City | 24 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 6 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| 7 | Aldershot | 23 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 8 | 23 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Halifax Town | 24 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 11 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| 12 | Peterborough United | 24 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 21 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 24 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 15 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 18 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | ||||
| 19 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Port Vale | 24 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 23 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 31 | ||||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 30 | |||