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