| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 43 | 79 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Exeter City | 44 | 75 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 43 | 74 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 4 | 44 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 24 | ||||
| 5 | Rotherham United | 43 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Gillingham | 44 | 71 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 7 | 44 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | 44 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 34 | ||||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 44 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | |||
| 11 | 43 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | ||||
| 12 | 43 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | Bradford City | 44 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 37 | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 44 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 43 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 17 | 44 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | ||||
| 18 | Barnet | 44 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Notts. County | 44 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Port Vale | 44 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 22 | 44 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 40 | ||||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 24 | Chester City | 44 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 45 | |||