| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | Rotherham United | 24 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 22 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Carlisle United | 23 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Barrow | 22 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 6 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| 7 | Hull City | 21 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 10 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 12 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| 13 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| 14 | Bradford City | 22 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 15 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| 16 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 18 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | ||||
| 19 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | ||||
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 20 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 22 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | ||||