| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 40 | 76 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 40 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | 40 | 66 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | 40 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 41 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Chester City | 40 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 40 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Barnet | 41 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 10 | 38 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 40 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 41 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 14 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | ||||
| 15 | 40 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 41 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 41 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 40 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 41 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | |||
| 23 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | ||||
| 24 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 40 | ||||