| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 63 | +56 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 45 | |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 55 | +27 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 64 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 54 | +38 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 51 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 53 | +36 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 44 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 53 | +33 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 105 | 72 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 42 | 48 | +25 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 85 | 60 |
| 7 | 42 | 47 | +15 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 89 | 74 | |
| 8 | 42 | 45 | +9 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 70 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 44 | +9 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 67 |
| 10 | 42 | 42 | +10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 62 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 42 | 42 | -3 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 67 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 41 | +2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 73 | 71 |
| 13 | 42 | 41 | -3 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 77 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 39 | -4 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 69 |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 38 | -12 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 81 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 36 | -7 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 34 | -9 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 77 | 86 |
| 18 | 42 | 33 | -26 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 103 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 42 | 31 | -48 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 102 |
| 20 | 42 | 30 | -41 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 97 | |
| 21 | 42 | 29 | -47 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 100 | |
| 22 | 42 | 26 | -60 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 76 | 136 |