| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 39 | 77 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 2 | 38 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| 3 | 39 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| 4 | Blackpool | 38 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 38 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| 6 | Colchester United | 39 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 8 | 40 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| 9 | Swindon Town | 40 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 34 | |||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 40 | |||
| 11 | Peterborough United | 40 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 39 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 13 | 41 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 31 | ||||
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Aldershot | 37 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 16 | 40 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 46 | ||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 40 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 51 | |||
| 18 | Stockport County | 37 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 42 | |||
| 19 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 31 | ||||
| 20 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | Chester City | 38 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 40 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 34 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 39 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 24 | Northampton Town | 40 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 41 | |||