| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 45 | 83 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Gillingham | 45 | 80 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | 45 | 77 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 18 | ||||
| 4 | 45 | 76 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | ||||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | |||
| 7 | Colchester United | 45 | 69 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 8 | 44 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| 9 | Chester City | 45 | 67 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Barnet | 45 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 45 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 45 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | |||
| 14 | Exeter City | 45 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 15 | 45 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 26 | ||||
| 16 | Fulham | 45 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Cambridge United | 45 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | |||
| 19 | Lincoln City | 45 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 47 | |||
| 20 | 44 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | ||||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 45 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | |||
| 23 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 40 | ||||
| 24 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 43 | ||||