| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 20 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | Walsall | 20 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 5 | Barnet | 20 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 20 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 20 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 8 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 9 | Preston North End | 20 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 20 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 13 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 14 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | Lincoln City | 20 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Exeter City | 20 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 18 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 21 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 30 | ||||
| 22 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | ||||