| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chester City | 23 | 43 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2nonMover | Gillingham | 22 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 3nonMover | Preston North End | 23 | 41 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 4nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 5nonMover | Colchester United | 23 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 6nonMover | Bury | 23 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 7nonMover | Cambridge United | 23 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 8nonMover | Darlington | 22 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 9nonMover | Rochdale | 22 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 10nonMover | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 11nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 12nonMover | Exeter City | 25 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 13nonMover | Barnet | 23 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 14nonMover | Northampton Town | 23 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 15nonMover | Leyton Orient | 24 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hartlepool United | 23 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 17nonMover | Cardiff City | 24 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | ||
| 18nonMover | Hereford United | 22 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 19nonMover | Mansfield Town | 23 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22 | ||
| 20nonMover | Scarborough | 22 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 21nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 22nonMover | Fulham | 22 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 23nonMover | Lincoln City | 22 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 24nonMover | Torquay United | 23 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | ||