| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 15 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Chester City | 15 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Colchester United | 15 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 7 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 12 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 14 | Cambridge United | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 17 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| 18 | Fulham | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Cardiff City | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 21 | Barnet | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |||