| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Southport | 43 | 59 | 1.51 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | ||
| 2nonMover | Hereford United | 44 | 55 | 1.45 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 3nonMover | Cambridge United | 43 | 54 | 1.19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | ||
| 4nonMover | Mansfield Town | 44 | 52 | 1.48 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | ||
| 5nonMover | Aldershot | 42 | 51 | 1.56 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 6nonMover | Newport County | 42 | 50 | 1.36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24 | ||
| 7nonMover | Exeter City | 43 | 47 | 1.12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | ||
| 8nonMover | Reading | 41 | 45 | 1.29 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | ||
| 9nonMover | Lincoln City | 43 | 45 | 1.18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 10nonMover | Workington | 44 | 45 | 1.00 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 38 | ||
| 11nonMover | Stockport County | 42 | 43 | 1.00 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 32 | ||
| 12nonMover | Bury | 43 | 42 | 1.06 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 13nonMover | Gillingham | 41 | 41 | 1.04 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 14nonMover | Bradford City | 43 | 41 | 0.98 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | ||
| 15nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 41 | 0.96 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 35 | ||
| 16nonMover | Barnsley | 43 | 41 | 0.93 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | ||
| 17nonMover | Chester | 43 | 40 | 1.19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 18nonMover | Hartlepool | 43 | 39 | 0.71 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19nonMover | Peterborough United | 43 | 38 | 0.92 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 20nonMover | Torquay United | 43 | 37 | 0.89 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 21nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 35 | 0.65 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Colchester United | 43 | 29 | 0.61 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 44 | ||
| 23nonMover | Northampton Town | 43 | 29 | 0.54 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 43 | ||
| 24nonMover | Darlington | 45 | 29 | 0.53 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 39 | ||