| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | Blackpool | 28 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 3 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| 4 | Chesterfield | 28 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 5 | 26 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Peterborough United | 30 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 27 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 9 | 28 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 10 | Swindon Town | 28 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 27 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 14 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 37 | ||||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Exeter City | 28 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 17 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 27 | ||||
| 18 | Chester City | 26 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 19 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | ||||
| 20 | Aldershot | 27 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 27 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | ||||
| 24 | Wrexham | 27 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 32 | |||