| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 24 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 24 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Chester City | 25 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Colchester United | 24 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 23 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| 7 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| 8 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 9 | Cambridge United | 24 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 10 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Northampton Town | 24 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Barnet | 25 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Exeter City | 25 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 16 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 23 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 21 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 23 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 24 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||