| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Peterborough United | 15 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Port Vale | 15 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | Blackpool | 15 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Colchester United | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 14 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 15 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||||
| 16 | Exeter City | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Chester City | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 18 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| 19 | Southend United | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Aldershot | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||