| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 40 | 57 | +59 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 106 | 47 |
| 2 | 40 | 57 | +46 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 94 | 48 | |
| 3 | 40 | 50 | +18 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 60 | |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 49 | +49 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 107 | 58 |
| 5 | Barrow | 40 | 49 | +27 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 86 | 59 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 48 | +29 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 95 | 66 |
| 7 | 40 | 46 | +5 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 53 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 40 | 45 | +29 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 53 |
| 9 | 40 | 43 | -5 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 81 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 40 | 43 | -5 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 69 |
| 11 | 40 | 38 | -3 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 66 | 69 | |
| 12 | Stockport County | 40 | 37 | +2 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 53 |
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 37 | -22 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 78 | 100 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 36 | -5 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 80 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 36 | -21 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 80 |
| 16 | Walsall | 40 | 35 | -28 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 85 |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 40 | 34 | -26 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 87 |
| 18 | 40 | 33 | -15 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 79 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 40 | 32 | -9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 72 |
| 20 | 40 | 24 | -38 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 76 | |
| 21 | 40 | 11 | -87 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 48 | 135 |