| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 30 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 29 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Chester City | 28 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | 29 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Colchester United | 30 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Barnet | 31 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 29 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 30 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 15 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 16 | Cambridge United | 29 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 17 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | ||||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 19 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 20 | Cardiff City | 29 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 28 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 29 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 23 | Fulham | 29 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 24 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | ||||