| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 91 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Blackpool | 46 | 86 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | |||
| 3 | 46 | 84 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| 4 | 45 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | ||||
| 5 | 46 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 26 | ||||
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 45 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 74 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | |||
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | |||
| 9 | 46 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | ||||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 66 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | |||
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Aldershot | 45 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 43 | |||
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | |||
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 52 | |||
| 18 | 46 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 38 | ||||
| 19 | 44 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | 46 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 49 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 42 | |||
| 23 | Stockport County | 46 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 53 | |||
| 24 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 38 | ||||