| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 28 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Chester City | 27 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | 28 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 29 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 7 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Northampton Town | 28 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 10 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| 11 | Barnet | 29 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 13 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 14 | Cambridge United | 27 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 28 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 28 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 18 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 20 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | ||||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 27 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 23 | Fulham | 27 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 24 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | ||||