| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | Rotherham United | 22 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 3 | 23 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 22 | ||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 25 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 5 | 22 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | Wrexham | 22 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 8 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 35 | ||||
| 9 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 30 | ||||
| 10 | Carlisle United | 22 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Gateshead | 23 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Barrow | 24 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | Hull City | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 24 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Lincoln City | 22 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 18 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 19 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | ||||
| 20 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 22 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | ||||