| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 36 | 82 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 36 | 68 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 34 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 19 | |||
| 4 | 35 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 36 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 8 | 36 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | ||||
| 9 | Barnet | 36 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Colchester United | 35 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 35 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 35 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 13 | 36 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | 35 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 16 | 36 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | 36 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | ||||
| 18 | Gillingham | 35 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 36 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 20 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 33 | ||||
| 21 | Exeter City | 36 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 29 | |||
| 22 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 31 | ||||