| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 46 | 85 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Exeter City | 46 | 79 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 78 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 4 | 46 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 24 | ||||
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Gillingham | 46 | 75 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 7 | 46 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | 46 | 70 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | ||||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 69 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 10 | 46 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 29 | ||||
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 37 | |||
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 36 | |||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 46 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 29 | |||
| 14 | 46 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 32 | ||||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 46 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 17 | 46 | 54 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 49 | ||||
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Barnet | 46 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 46 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 38 | |||
| 22 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | ||||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 | |||
| 24 | Chester City | 46 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 47 | |||