| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 86 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Gillingham | 46 | 83 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | 46 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | ||||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | |||
| 5 | 46 | 78 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | 46 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 72 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Barnet | 46 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Chester City | 46 | 70 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 67 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 46 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 15 | 46 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | Cambridge United | 46 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 46 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 47 | |||
| 20 | 46 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 43 | ||||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 41 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 46 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 | |||
| 23 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 41 | ||||
| 24 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 48 | ||||