| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 37 | 67 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Gillingham | 37 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 4 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 6 | 37 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 17 | ||||
| 7 | Colchester United | 37 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Chester City | 37 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Barnet | 38 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Northampton Town | 37 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 12 | 35 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 20 | ||||
| 13 | Exeter City | 38 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 14 | 37 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 34 | |||
| 16 | 36 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | ||||
| 17 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | ||||
| 18 | Fulham | 38 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 38 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 37 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 38 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | |||
| 23 | 38 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | ||||
| 24 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 38 | ||||