| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 25 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 25 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 23 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 4 | 22 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 26 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Barnet | 24 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 10 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | Colchester United | 24 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 25 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 13 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 23 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 16 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Exeter City | 23 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | |||
| 19 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 33 | ||||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Gillingham | 23 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 22 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | ||||