| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 44 | 80 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 16 | |||
| 2 | 44 | 79 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | 44 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | ||||
| 4 | 44 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 33 | |||
| 7 | 43 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| 8 | Chester City | 44 | 67 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 44 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Colchester United | 44 | 66 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 44 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 44 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 14 | 44 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | 44 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 26 | ||||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 44 | 52 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 18 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | Lincoln City | 44 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 46 | |||
| 20 | Cambridge United | 44 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 44 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | |||
| 23 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 40 | ||||
| 24 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 43 | ||||