| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Colchester United | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Chester City | 14 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Cambridge United | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | Northampton Town | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Exeter City | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 15 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | Fulham | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 18 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Barnet | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| 24 | Lincoln City | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |||