| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 15 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | Peterborough United | 16 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 16 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 9 | Port Vale | 16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Colchester United | 16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 14 | Swindon Town | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 15 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 18 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||||
| 19 | Aldershot | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Chester City | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 21 | Northampton Town | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 24 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||||