| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Carlisle United | 21 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | Walsall | 21 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 21 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| 5 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | Colchester United | 21 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 9 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 10 | Preston North End | 20 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 21 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 21 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 14 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 15 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 18 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | ||||
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 20 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 30 | ||||
| 21 | Northampton Town | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 22 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | ||||