| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 30 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | Chester City | 33 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 4 | 30 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| 5 | 33 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| 6 | Port Vale | 32 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Orient | 31 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Northampton Town | 30 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Colchester United | 30 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 31 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Southend United | 29 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 12 | 30 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | ||||
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 14 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | ||||
| 15 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 42 | ||||
| 16 | Aldershot | 29 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 31 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Peterborough United | 28 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 30 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 33 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 37 | |||
| 22 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| 23 | Preston North End | 33 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 35 | ||||