| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 18 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 17 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 6 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Barnet | 18 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 18 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Macclesfield Town | 18 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 14 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 15 | Blackpool | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 17 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 19 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 23 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 24 | Carlisle United | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |||