| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 29 | 65 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 29 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 25 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 4 | 29 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 29 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 29 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | Fulham | 29 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Barnet | 27 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 12 | 28 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 28 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 14 | 28 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 17 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 27 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 19 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 29 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 22 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | ||||