| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 44 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 22 | ||||
| 2 | Stockport County | 44 | 76 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 43 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | ||||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 43 | 73 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 43 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 35 | |||
| 7 | Northampton Town | 43 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 8 | 42 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 30 | ||||
| 9 | 43 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 37 | ||||
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 11 | 43 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 33 | ||||
| 12 | 43 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | ||||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 43 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 44 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 15 | 42 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Gillingham | 43 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 17 | 42 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | Walsall | 44 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 19 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 32 | ||||
| 20 | Chesterfield | 43 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 21 | 43 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 53 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 44 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 48 | |||
| 23 | Aldershot | 42 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 53 | |||
| 24 | Wrexham | 43 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 36 | |||