| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 41 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 41 | 77 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | |||
| 4 | 42 | 68 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | ||||
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Hull City | 41 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 41 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 9 | 42 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 34 | ||||
| 10 | 39 | 58 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | 40 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 13 | 42 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 34 | ||||
| 14 | 40 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | 42 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 17 | 41 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 42 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 20 | 41 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 34 | ||||
| 21 | Barnet | 42 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 22 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 43 | ||||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 40 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 32 | |||