| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 38 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| 2 | 37 | 73 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 37 | 71 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 37 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 37 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| 6 | Colchester United | 38 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 35 | |||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 9 | 38 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Swindon Town | 38 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 11 | Peterborough United | 38 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Port Vale | 38 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 39 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 49 | |||
| 14 | 39 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | ||||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 16 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 45 | ||||
| 17 | Stockport County | 36 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 38 | |||
| 18 | Aldershot | 35 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Chester City | 36 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 20 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 31 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 39 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 22 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 32 | ||||
| 23 | Wrexham | 38 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 24 | Northampton Town | 37 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 | |||