| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Southport | 42 | 57 | 1.47 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | ||
| 2nonMover | Cambridge United | 43 | 54 | 1.19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | ||
| 3nonMover | Hereford United | 43 | 53 | 1.42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 4nonMover | Aldershot | 42 | 51 | 1.56 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Mansfield Town | 43 | 51 | 1.49 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | ||
| 6nonMover | Newport County | 42 | 50 | 1.36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24 | ||
| 7nonMover | Reading | 41 | 45 | 1.29 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | ||
| 8nonMover | Exeter City | 42 | 45 | 1.10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 9nonMover | Lincoln City | 42 | 43 | 1.16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 10nonMover | Stockport County | 41 | 43 | 1.02 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 11nonMover | Workington | 43 | 43 | 0.97 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 38 | ||
| 12nonMover | Bury | 42 | 42 | 1.11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 13nonMover | Gillingham | 41 | 41 | 1.04 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 14nonMover | Bradford City | 42 | 41 | 1.00 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 15nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 41 | 0.96 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 35 | ||
| 16nonMover | Barnsley | 42 | 40 | 0.93 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | ||
| 17nonMover | Chester | 42 | 39 | 1.19 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 18nonMover | Peterborough United | 42 | 38 | 0.93 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 45 | ||
| 19nonMover | Hartlepool | 42 | 38 | 0.70 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20nonMover | Torquay United | 42 | 36 | 0.89 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 21nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 35 | 0.68 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Northampton Town | 43 | 29 | 0.54 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 43 | ||
| 23nonMover | Colchester United | 41 | 28 | 0.61 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 44 | ||
| 24nonMover | Darlington | 44 | 27 | 0.51 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 39 | ||