| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | Blackpool | 29 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 29 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 4 | 27 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| 5 | Colchester United | 30 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 31 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 10 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| 11 | Swindon Town | 30 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 12 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | ||||
| 13 | Port Vale | 28 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 14 | 32 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 37 | ||||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Stockport County | 28 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 29 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | |||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 29 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Chester City | 27 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 20 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| 21 | Aldershot | 28 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 22 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | ||||
| 23 | Wrexham | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 24 | Northampton Town | 30 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 37 | |||