| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 22 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 22 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Reading | 22 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 22 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Aldershot | 23 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 9 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 22 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 12 | Stockport County | 23 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Swindon Town | 22 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Chesterfield | 22 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 17 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 22 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Wrexham | 21 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 21 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| 22 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | ||||
| 23 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 32 | ||||
| 24 | Chester City | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |||