| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Coventry City | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 6 | York City | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 9 | Millwall | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 10 | Walsall | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 13 | Workington | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Chester City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Gateshead | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Darlington | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 22 | Southport | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Aldershot | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 24 | Barrow | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 18 | 0.78 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
