| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End | 27 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Chester City | 27 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | 27 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 27 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 7 | 26 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Northampton Town | 27 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 10 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 12 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Cambridge United | 27 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Exeter City | 28 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Barnet | 27 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 27 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 17 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 21 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 26 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 23 | Fulham | 26 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 24 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||