| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Hull City | 39 | 76 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Port Vale | 38 | 75 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Wimbledon | 37 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | |||
| 4 | 40 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | ||||
| 5 | Colchester United | 38 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 6 | 38 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 18 | ||||
| 7 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | ||||
| 8 | Swindon Town | 37 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | |||
| 10 | Peterborough United | 37 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 11 | 39 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | ||||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 38 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 13 | 37 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | Stockport County | 40 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 44 | |||
| 15 | Bristol City | 39 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 39 | |||
| 16 | Blackpool | 37 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 40 | |||
| 18 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | ||||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 39 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 39 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 21 | 37 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 38 | ||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 23 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 47 | ||||
| 24 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 47 | ||||