| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 25 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 25 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Chester City | 26 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 4 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | Colchester United | 25 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 25 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 11 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | Cambridge United | 26 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 14 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Exeter City | 26 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Barnet | 26 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 26 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 24 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 22 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 25 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 24 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||