| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 30 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Hull City | 32 | 62 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Wimbledon | 31 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | |||
| 4 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | Colchester United | 31 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 29 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| 7 | Swindon Town | 30 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 30 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 9 | Halifax Town | 31 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Stockport County | 32 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 38 | |||
| 11 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | ||||
| 12 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| 13 | Peterborough United | 30 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Aldershot | 31 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 31 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Blackpool | 30 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Bristol City | 32 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 20 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 40 | ||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 23 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | ||||
| 24 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 41 | ||||