| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 24 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Hull City | 23 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Gateshead | 22 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 4 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 22 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 23 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Lincoln City | 21 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 29 | ||||
| 10 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Wrexham | 23 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 24 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 22 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 15 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Bradford City | 21 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 18 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| 19 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| 20 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| 21 | Hartlepools United | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 45 | |||
| 22 | Barrow | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 37 | |||