| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 25 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 25 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 3 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | Blackpool | 25 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 5 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | Peterborough United | 26 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 25 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| 9 | Swindon Town | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 25 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 15 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | ||||
| 16 | Aldershot | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 17 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 25 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 24 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 22 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| 22 | Chester City | 23 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 23 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 24 | Wrexham | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 25 | |||