| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chester City | 29 | 60 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 21 | ||
| 2nonMover | Swindon Town | 28 | 58 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 3nonMover | Mansfield Town | 28 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 4nonMover | Hartlepool United | 28 | 53 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 5nonMover | Port Vale | 29 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 6nonMover | Stockport County | 29 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | ||
| 7nonMover | Orient | 27 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | ||
| 8nonMover | Southend United | 28 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | ||
| 9nonMover | Burnley | 28 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | ||
| 10nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 11nonMover | Northampton Town | 27 | 39 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 18 | ||
| 12nonMover | Colchester United | 28 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | ||
| 13nonMover | Rochdale | 26 | 39 | -3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 14nonMover | Hereford United | 29 | 38 | -2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | ||
| 15nonMover | Aldershot | 27 | 35 | -4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 16nonMover | Peterborough United | 26 | 31 | -7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 17nonMover | Exeter City | 26 | 31 | -8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 18nonMover | Wrexham | 27 | 31 | -16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 19nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 30 | -5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 20nonMover | Cambridge United | 30 | 28 | -21 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 21nonMover | Halifax Town | 28 | 27 | -15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 22nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 27 | -18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
| 23nonMover | Preston North End | 29 | 24 | -23 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 24nonMover | Torquay United | 27 | 20 | -35 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 35 | ||