| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 41 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Gillingham | 41 | 74 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | |||
| 4 | 41 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | 40 | 66 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Chester City | 41 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Barnet | 42 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Colchester United | 41 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 10 | 39 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 41 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Exeter City | 42 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 13 | 40 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 15 | 41 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 18 | 41 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | ||||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 42 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 43 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 41 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 42 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | |||
| 23 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | ||||
| 24 | 41 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 40 | ||||