#	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts
1.	Brighton	46	28	8	10	73:35	38	92
2.	Cardiff	46	23	13	10	95:58	37	82
3.	Chesterfield	46	25	14	7	79:42	37	80
4.	Hartlepool	46	21	14	11	71:54	17	77
5.	Leyton Orient	46	20	15	11	59:51	8	75
6.	Hull	46	19	17	10	47:39	8	74
7.	Blackpool	46	22	6	18	74:58	16	72
8.	Rochdale	46	18	17	11	59:48	11	71
9.	Cheltenham	46	18	14	14	59:52	7	68
10.	Scunthorpe	46	18	11	17	62:52	10	65
11.	Southend	46	15	18	13	55:53	2	63
12.	Plymouth	46	15	13	18	54:61	-7	58
13.	Mansfield	46	15	13	18	64:72	-8	58
14.	Macclesfield	46	14	14	18	51:62	-11	56
15.	Shrewsbury	46	15	10	21	49:65	-16	55
16.	Kidderminster	46	13	14	19	47:61	-14	53
17.	York City	46	13	13	20	42:63	-21	52
18.	Lincoln	46	12	15	19	58:66	-8	51
19.	Exeter	46	12	14	20	40:58	-18	50
20.	Darlington	46	12	13	21	44:56	-12	49
21.	Torquay	46	12	13	21	52:77	-25	49
22.	Carlisle	46	11	15	20	42:65	-23	48
23.	FC Halifax	46	12	11	23	54:68	-14	47
24.	Barnet	46	12	9	25	67:81	-14	45

Chesterfield: -9 points (Federation decision)