| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 39 | 85 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 39 | 77 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 27 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 38 | 73 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | |||
| 4 | 37 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 39 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 39 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 32 | |||
| 9 | 39 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | Fulham | 39 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Barnet | 39 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 39 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 14 | 38 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | ||||
| 15 | 38 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | 39 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | ||||
| 17 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 39 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Gillingham | 39 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 20 | 39 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 34 | ||||
| 21 | Exeter City | 38 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 32 | |||
| 22 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | ||||