| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 44 | 89 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 2 | 44 | 83 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | ||||
| 3 | Blackpool | 44 | 82 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 24 | |||
| 4 | 43 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | ||||
| 5 | 44 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| 6 | Colchester United | 44 | 71 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | |||
| 7 | Swindon Town | 44 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | |||
| 8 | 44 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | ||||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 69 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 45 | |||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 37 | |||
| 11 | Peterborough United | 44 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 44 | 56 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 13 | Aldershot | 43 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 15 | 44 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 37 | ||||
| 16 | Wrexham | 44 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 43 | |||
| 17 | Chester City | 44 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 44 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 51 | |||
| 19 | 41 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | 44 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 48 | ||||
| 21 | Stockport County | 43 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 50 | |||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 45 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 42 | |||
| 23 | Halifax Town | 44 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 37 | |||
| 24 | 43 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 37 | ||||