| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 46 | 83 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | ||||
| 2 | Stockport County | 46 | 82 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 46 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 33 | ||||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 80 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 79 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 46 | 79 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 35 | |||
| 7 | 46 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 34 | ||||
| 8 | 46 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | ||||
| 9 | 46 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | ||||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 46 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 12 | 46 | 62 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 60 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 53 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 34 | |||
| 17 | 46 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 39 | ||||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 19 | 46 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 37 | ||||
| 20 | 46 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 59 | ||||
| 21 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 34 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 46 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 50 | |||
| 23 | Aldershot | 46 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 58 | |||
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 40 | |||