| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Walsall | 22 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Chesterfield | 22 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Barnet | 22 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 22 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Preston North End | 21 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 10 | 22 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 11 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 12 | Fulham | 22 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 13 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 15 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | Exeter City | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Gillingham | 22 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 19 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Northampton Town | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 22 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | ||||