| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 31 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 12 | |||
| 3 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Chester City | 31 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 6 | 31 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 8 | 32 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | ||||
| 9 | Northampton Town | 32 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Barnet | 33 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Colchester United | 32 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 32 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 15 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 32 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 18 | 33 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 19 | Fulham | 31 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 31 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 31 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 23 | Lincoln City | 31 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 24 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | ||||