| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Carlisle United | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Barnet | 14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Walsall | 14 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Lincoln City | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 13 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Exeter City | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Fulham | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||