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