| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | Chester City | 29 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 4 | 28 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Port Vale | 30 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 6 | 30 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | Orient | 28 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Southend United | 29 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Colchester United | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 27 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | Northampton Town | 27 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 18 | |||
| 14 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | ||||
| 15 | Aldershot | 28 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Peterborough United | 27 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 27 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 18 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 40 | ||||
| 19 | Cambridge United | 31 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 29 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 22 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| 23 | Preston North End | 29 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | |||
| 24 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 35 | ||||