| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 41 | 73 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Rotherham United | 41 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 41 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 42 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 22 | ||||
| 5 | Exeter City | 42 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 42 | 68 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | ||||
| 7 | 42 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Gillingham | 42 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 42 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Bradford City | 42 | 60 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 34 | |||
| 12 | 41 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 42 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 14 | 41 | 56 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 27 | ||||
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 42 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 41 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | |||
| 17 | 42 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 46 | ||||
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Barnet | 42 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 42 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Port Vale | 42 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 22 | 42 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 | ||||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 39 | |||
| 24 | Chester City | 42 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 45 | |||