| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Walsall | 28 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | 29 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 29 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 29 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 7 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Notts. County | 28 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Peterborough United | 28 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Chester City | 28 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 13 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| 14 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| 16 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 18 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | ||||
| 19 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 20 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 21 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 32 | ||||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | |||
| 23 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| 24 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | ||||