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