| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 27 | ||||
| 3 | 31 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | ||||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 31 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Wrexham | 29 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 32 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Exeter City | 31 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 10 | 30 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | ||||
| 11 | Burnley | 30 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 32 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Cambridge United | 30 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | 31 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | ||||
| 16 | Halifax Town | 31 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 17 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | ||||
| 18 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | ||||
| 19 | 29 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||||
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 21 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 37 | ||||
| 22 | Peterborough United | 31 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 23 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 24 | Colchester United | 29 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 32 | |||