| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Southport | 41 | 55 | 1.44 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | ||
| 2nonMover | Hereford United | 42 | 53 | 1.54 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 3nonMover | Cambridge United | 42 | 52 | 1.17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | ||
| 4nonMover | Aldershot | 41 | 49 | 1.54 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Mansfield Town | 42 | 49 | 1.48 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | ||
| 6nonMover | Newport County | 41 | 49 | 1.36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24 | ||
| 7nonMover | Reading | 39 | 45 | 1.50 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | ||
| 8nonMover | Exeter City | 41 | 45 | 1.13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 9nonMover | Lincoln City | 41 | 43 | 1.18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | ||
| 10nonMover | Stockport County | 40 | 43 | 1.09 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 11nonMover | Workington | 41 | 42 | 0.98 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 34 | ||
| 12nonMover | Gillingham | 40 | 41 | 1.06 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 13nonMover | Bradford City | 41 | 40 | 1.00 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 14nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 39 | 0.94 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | ||
| 15nonMover | Peterborough United | 40 | 38 | 0.96 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 42 | ||
| 16nonMover | Bury | 40 | 38 | 0.96 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 17nonMover | Barnsley | 41 | 38 | 0.88 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | ||
| 18nonMover | Hartlepool | 41 | 38 | 0.75 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19nonMover | Chester | 41 | 37 | 1.17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 20nonMover | Torquay United | 41 | 36 | 0.91 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 21nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 34 | 0.68 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Northampton Town | 42 | 28 | 0.54 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 43 | ||
| 23nonMover | Colchester United | 39 | 24 | 0.55 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 44 | ||
| 24nonMover | Darlington | 42 | 24 | 0.49 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 39 | ||