| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 23 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Blackpool | 23 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 3 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| 4 | Reading | 24 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Bristol City | 22 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 22 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 23 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Northampton Town | 23 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Aldershot | 24 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 11 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | ||||
| 14 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 15 | Swindon Town | 22 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 16 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| 17 | Chesterfield | 23 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 23 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Wrexham | 22 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 21 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | ||||
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | ||||
| 23 | Chester City | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 33 | |||