| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wrexham | 46 | 61 | +33 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | ||
| 2nonMover | Cambridge United | 46 | 58 | +21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | ||
| 3nonMover | Preston North End | 46 | 56 | +25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | ||
| 4nonMover | Peterborough United | 46 | 56 | +14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 5nonMover | Chester | 46 | 54 | +3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 32 | ||
| 6nonMover | Walsall | 46 | 53 | +11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | ||
| 7nonMover | Gillingham | 46 | 50 | +7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 39 | ||
| 8nonMover | Colchester United | 46 | 48 | +11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 9nonMover | Chesterfield | 46 | 48 | +9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 10nonMover | Swindon Town | 46 | 48 | +7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | ||
| 11nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 47 | +6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | ||
| 12nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 47 | +5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 13nonMover | Carlisle United | 46 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | ||
| 14nonMover | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 46 | -2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 38 | ||
| 15nonMover | Bury | 46 | 45 | +6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | ||
| 16nonMover | Lincoln City | 46 | 45 | -8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | ||
| 17nonMover | Exeter City | 46 | 44 | -10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | ||
| 18nonMover | Oxford United | 46 | 40 | -3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 19nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 39 | -7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 40 | ||
| 20nonMover | Rotherham United | 46 | 39 | -17 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | ||
| 21nonMover | Port Vale | 46 | 36 | -21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 44 | ||
| 22nonMover | Bradford City | 46 | 34 | -30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 57 | ||
| 23nonMover | Hereford United | 46 | 32 | -26 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 38 | ||
| 24nonMover | Portsmouth | 46 | 31 | -34 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 | ||