| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | 23 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 22 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 4 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| 5 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| 6 | Burnley | 22 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 7 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Peterborough United | 23 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | Cardiff City | 23 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 13 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 14 | Walsall | 23 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Carlisle United | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 16 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | Blackpool | 23 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Maidstone United | 23 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 19 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 20 | Wrexham | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Aldershot | 22 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 22 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 23 | |||
| 23 | Chesterfield | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 22 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||