| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | Northampton Town | 30 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 30 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 30 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | ||||
| 6 | Burnley | 29 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 29 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 28 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 11 | 31 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 12 | Cardiff City | 30 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | ||||
| 14 | 30 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | Walsall | 32 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 16 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| 17 | Carlisle United | 32 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Maidstone United | 28 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 19 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | ||||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 30 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Aldershot | 29 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Chesterfield | 30 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | |||