Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Southend United 8 20   3 1 0 10 2   3 1 0 8 4
2 Colchester United 8 18   4 0 0 14 3   2 0 2 8 8
3 Peterborough United 8 16   4 0 0 9 0   1 1 2 8 8
4 Mansfield Town 8 15   2 2 0 8 2   2 1 1 5 2
5 Chester City 7 14   2 2 0 7 2   2 0 1 6 5
6 7 13   3 0 0 8 2   1 1 2 3 5
7 8 13   3 0 1 9 4   1 1 2 6 8
8 Burnley 8 13   3 0 2 7 5   1 1 1 4 3
9 8 13   2 2 0 6 4   1 2 1 3 5
10 Northampton Town 8 12   3 0 1 10 2   1 0 3 7 9
11 Port Vale 8 12   2 2 0 8 4   1 1 2 2 3
12 Tranmere Rovers 8 11   2 0 2 14 9   1 2 1 5 6
13 Orient 8 11   2 1 1 7 5   1 1 2 5 9
14 8 11   3 1 0 9 4   0 1 3 1 8
15 Halifax Town 8 10   3 0 1 8 6   0 1 3 4 9
16 8 10   2 1 1 5 2   1 0 3 3 10
17 7 10   0 1 0 1 1   3 0 3 7 11
18 Exeter City 7 8   2 0 2 4 4   0 2 1 2 6
19 Preston North End 7 7   2 1 2 10 8   0 0 2 1 8
20 Aldershot 8 7   1 1 2 5 4   1 0 3 2 9
21 7 7   2 0 1 5 4   0 1 3 1 9
22 Scunthorpe United 8 4   1 1 2 5 5   0 0 4 2 7
23 Cambridge United 8 4   1 1 2 6 7   0 0 4 4 15
24 8 3   1 0 3 4 9   0 0 4 1 12