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| P | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1st | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 86 |
| 2nd | Northampton | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 83 |
| 3rd | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 |
| 4th | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 |
| 5th | Cheltenham | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 |
| 6th | Wycombe W | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 71 |
| 7th | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 66 |
| 8th | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 63 |
| 9th | Peterborough | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 |
| 10th | Shrewsbury | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 61 |
| 11th | Boston United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 61 |
| 12th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 60 |
| 13th | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 59 |
| 14th | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 56 |
| 15th | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 54 |
| 16th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 54 |
| 17th | Macclesfield T | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 54 |
| 18th | Barnet | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 54 |
| 19th | Bury * | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 52 |
| 20th | Torquay United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 66 | -12 | 52 |
| 21st | Notts County | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 52 |
| 22nd | Stockport C | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 78 | -21 | 52 |
| 23rd | Oxford United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 49 |
| 24th | Rushden | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 76 | -32 | 45 |
Bury deducted one point for playing an ineligible player