Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Preston North End 16 35   7 0 1 22 9   4 2 2 17 15
2 16 31   7 1 0 20 7   2 3 3 12 14
3 Chester City 16 29   4 2 2 9 5   5 0 3 18 10
4 Walsall 16 29   4 3 2 16 11   4 2 1 6 3
5 Wycombe Wanderers 16 28   4 2 2 15 11   3 5 0 13 10
6 16 26   5 1 2 13 9   3 1 4 6 9
7 16 25   5 2 2 16 6   2 2 3 11 10
8 Scunthorpe United 16 24   3 3 1 15 5   3 3 3 8 7
9 Shrewsbury Town 16 23   3 3 2 10 9   3 2 3 13 13
10 Lincoln City 16 22   3 2 3 11 14   3 2 3 13 15
11 16 22   5 1 3 13 9   2 0 5 8 18
12 Mansfield Town 16 22   4 1 2 10 10   2 3 4 10 17
13 16 21   4 4 1 14 9   1 2 4 6 11
14 16 21   2 7 0 17 14   2 2 3 10 12
15 Colchester United 16 20   5 1 2 18 14   1 1 6 13 25
16 Carlisle United 16 19   2 3 3 12 11   2 4 2 8 5
17 16 19   4 2 1 14 8   1 2 6 9 18
18 16 17   2 0 5 8 13   3 2 4 10 14
19 Wigan Athletic 16 16   2 2 3 14 13   2 2 5 9 17
20 16 12   2 1 5 15 16   1 2 5 10 23
21 16 11   2 3 4 12 12   0 2 5 6 13
22 Northampton Town 16 10   2 2 3 8 9   0 2 7 8 23