| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 18 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 18 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 5 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | Chester City | 18 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 17 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Morecambe | 18 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 10 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Barnet | 18 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 13 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 14 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 18 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Bradford City | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 17 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| 18 | Brentford | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Notts. County | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Wrexham | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Lincoln City | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 23 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||