| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Gateshead | 24 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 2 | 25 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 26 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Hull City | 25 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 5 | 24 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Lincoln City | 24 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Carlisle United | 25 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 10 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| 11 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 31 | ||||
| 12 | Port Vale | 26 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Wrexham | 25 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 34 | |||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 24 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 15 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | ||||
| 16 | Bradford City | 24 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 18 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| 19 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | ||||
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | ||||
| 21 | Barrow | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 37 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 47 | |||