| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| 2 | 30 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| 3 | Aldershot | 31 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 30 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Reading | 31 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 28 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 28 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Peterborough United | 30 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 10 | 30 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 12 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Swindon Town | 30 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Chesterfield | 30 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 17 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 30 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 19 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 20 | Wrexham | 28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 21 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | ||||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 38 | |||
| 24 | Chester City | 30 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | |||