| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Swindon Town | 46 | 102 | +39 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | ||
| 2nonMover | Chester City | 46 | 84 | +33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 34 | ||
| 3nonMover | Mansfield Town | 46 | 81 | +27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | ||
| 4nonMover | Port Vale | 46 | 79 | +30 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 5nonMover | Orient | 46 | 72 | +15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | ||
| 6nonMover | Colchester United | 46 | 70 | +25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | ||
| 7nonMover | Hartlepool United | 46 | 70 | +1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | ||
| 8nonMover | Northampton Town | 46 | 64 | +21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 29 | ||
| 9nonMover | Southend United | 46 | 64 | +2 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | ||
| 10nonMover | Hereford United | 46 | 64 | +1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | ||
| 11nonMover | Stockport County | 46 | 64 | -8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 43 | ||
| 12nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 63 | -7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | ||
| 13nonMover | Wrexham | 46 | 60 | -12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | ||
| 14nonMover | Burnley | 46 | 59 | -5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | ||
| 15nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 59 | -5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 16nonMover | Aldershot | 46 | 58 | -8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | ||
| 17nonMover | Peterborough United | 46 | 56 | -12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | ||
| 18nonMover | Rochdale | 46 | 55 | -20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 48 | ||
| 19nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 54 | +1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | ||
| 20nonMover | Halifax Town | 46 | 54 | -11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | ||
| 21nonMover | Exeter City | 46 | 54 | -12 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Cambridge United | 46 | 54 | -15 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | ||
| 23nonMover | Preston North End | 46 | 43 | -35 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | ||
| 24nonMover | Torquay United | 46 | 37 | -45 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | ||