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