| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 42 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | Walsall | 42 | 83 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 42 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 27 | |||
| 4 | 42 | 80 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 42 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 42 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 33 | ||||
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Colchester United | 42 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 42 | 56 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | |||
| 12 | Barnet | 42 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | |||
| 13 | 42 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | |||
| 15 | 42 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 44 | ||||
| 16 | 42 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 43 | ||||
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 18 | 42 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | 42 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 33 | ||||
| 20 | Gillingham | 42 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 39 | |||
| 21 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | ||||
| 22 | Exeter City | 42 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 34 | |||