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