| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 36 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 2 | 35 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 18 | ||||
| 3 | 36 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| 4 | Blackpool | 36 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 5 | 34 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| 6 | Colchester United | 36 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 27 | |||
| 7 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 35 | |||
| 10 | Peterborough United | 38 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Swindon Town | 37 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 36 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 14 | 36 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 43 | ||||
| 16 | Exeter City | 36 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 46 | |||
| 17 | Stockport County | 34 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Aldershot | 34 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Chester City | 35 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 20 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 32 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 37 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Wrexham | 36 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 23 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| 24 | Northampton Town | 37 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 | |||