| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 38 | 68 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | Peterborough United | 36 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 36 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 4 | 36 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | ||||
| 5 | Burnley | 36 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 35 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 8 | 35 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| 9 | 37 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | ||||
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Cardiff City | 36 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 33 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 37 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 14 | 36 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| 15 | 36 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | ||||
| 16 | 36 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 17 | Walsall | 39 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 38 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 19 | Chesterfield | 36 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Maidstone United | 34 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 21 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 37 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | |||
| 23 | Aldershot | 34 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |||
| 24 | Wrexham | 36 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 34 | |||