| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 26 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 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 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 22 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 26 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 26 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Barnet | 24 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 26 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | Colchester United | 25 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 26 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 24 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 14 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 15 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 17 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 19 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 35 | ||||
| 20 | Northampton Town | 25 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Gillingham | 23 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 22 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | ||||