| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 42 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Gillingham | 42 | 77 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 3 | 42 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | |||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 6 | 42 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 18 | ||||
| 7 | Barnet | 43 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 42 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Chester City | 42 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 10 | 40 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 42 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 43 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 13 | 41 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | 42 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 43 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Lincoln City | 43 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 43 | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 43 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 39 | |||
| 20 | 42 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | ||||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 42 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 43 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | |||
| 23 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 40 | ||||
| 24 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 41 | ||||