| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chester City | 18 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Preston North End | 18 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 7 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | ||||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Cambridge United | 18 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Exeter City | 18 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Northampton Town | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 16 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 17 | Barnet | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Fulham | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 20 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 24 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||||