| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 36 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 35 | 63 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | 36 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Chester City | 34 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 34 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Colchester United | 35 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 9 | 35 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | ||||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 35 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Barnet | 36 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 36 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 13 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| 14 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 36 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 37 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Lincoln City | 35 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 20 | Cambridge United | 34 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 23 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 24 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 32 | ||||