| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 37 | 85 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 37 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Walsall | 35 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | |||
| 4 | 36 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 37 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 8 | 37 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | ||||
| 9 | Barnet | 37 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 36 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Colchester United | 36 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 13 | 37 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 36 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 15 | 36 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 37 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Gillingham | 36 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 20 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 34 | ||||
| 21 | Exeter City | 37 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 32 | |||
| 22 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 31 | ||||