| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 37 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | Peterborough United | 35 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 34 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 34 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 34 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | ||||
| 6 | Burnley | 34 | 55 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 8 | 33 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 33 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 35 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 11 | 31 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 12 | 35 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| 13 | 34 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 24 | ||||
| 14 | 34 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | ||||
| 15 | Walsall | 37 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 17 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 19 | Maidstone United | 33 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 20 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 21 | Chesterfield | 35 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Aldershot | 33 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 35 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | |||