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