| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 22 | ||||
| 2 | Chester City | 30 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 29 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| 8 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 9 | Walsall | 30 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Carlisle United | 30 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 29 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 15 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 16 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| 17 | Colchester United | 29 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 18 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 20 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| 21 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 36 | ||||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 29 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 35 | |||