| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Darlington | 16 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2nonMover | Chesterfield | 15 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bury | 16 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 4nonMover | Hereford United | 16 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 5nonMover | Peterborough United | 16 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 6nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 7nonMover | Blackpool | 16 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 8nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 9nonMover | Port Vale | 16 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 10nonMover | Colchester United | 16 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 11nonMover | Hartlepool United | 16 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 12nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 13nonMover | Mansfield Town | 16 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14nonMover | Swindon Town | 16 | 20 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 15nonMover | Torquay United | 16 | 17 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 16nonMover | Southend United | 16 | 17 | -10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 17nonMover | Exeter City | 15 | 16 | -5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 18nonMover | Stockport County | 15 | 16 | -9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 19nonMover | Aldershot | 15 | 15 | -5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 20nonMover | Chester City | 16 | 14 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 21nonMover | Northampton Town | 16 | 13 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 22nonMover | Halifax Town | 14 | 13 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 23nonMover | Wrexham | 14 | 11 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 24nonMover | Rochdale | 16 | 11 | -12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||