| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 18 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Barnet | 18 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Walsall | 18 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 18 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 18 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 18 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 9 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| 10 | Preston North End | 18 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 18 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Exeter City | 18 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 15 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | ||||
| 16 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Gillingham | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 20 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 21 | Northampton Town | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 22 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | ||||