| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 35 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 34 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | 35 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 16 | ||||
| 5 | Chester City | 33 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 7 | 33 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Colchester United | 34 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Northampton Town | 34 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Exeter City | 35 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 11 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | ||||
| 12 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| 13 | Barnet | 35 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 14 | 34 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 35 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 36 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Lincoln City | 34 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 22 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 23 | Cambridge United | 33 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 35 | |||
| 24 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | ||||