| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 39 | 73 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Gillingham | 39 | 68 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 3 | 39 | 66 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 39 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 5 | 39 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 17 | ||||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Chester City | 39 | 60 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 39 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Barnet | 40 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 39 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 11 | 37 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| 12 | Exeter City | 40 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 14 | 39 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| 15 | 38 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | ||||
| 16 | 39 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| 17 | Fulham | 40 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 40 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 40 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 39 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 40 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 23 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 30 | ||||
| 24 | 39 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 39 | ||||