| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 26 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 26 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | ||||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 26 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 17 | |||
| 4 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 26 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 8 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | ||||
| 12 | Notts. County | 26 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 13 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 14 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 15 | Chester City | 25 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 16 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 18 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | ||||
| 19 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 21 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| 22 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 23 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||||
| 24 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | ||||