| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 27 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 27 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Peterborough United | 29 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 26 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 5 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | 24 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| 7 | Colchester United | 26 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | |||
| 8 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 9 | Swindon Town | 26 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 26 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 15 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | Aldershot | 25 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 17 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 26 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 25 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Chester City | 25 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 21 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 26 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | ||||
| 24 | Wrexham | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 27 | |||