| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 23 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 21 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 21 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 7 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 22 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Blackpool | 22 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Barnet | 22 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 14 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Lincoln City | 21 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 19 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | ||||
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | ||||
| 22 | Exeter City | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 23 | Halifax Town | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 24 | Carlisle United | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |||