| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Swindon Town | 19 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Hull City | 20 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | Port Vale | 19 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 20 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 19 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | ||||
| 9 | Blackpool | 19 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 11 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | Aldershot | 19 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 19 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 15 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||||
| 16 | Stockport County | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 18 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 19 | Peterborough United | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 20 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 22 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| 23 | Bristol City | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |||