| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 36 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 20 | |||
| 3 | 36 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 27 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 35 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Stockport County | 35 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Rotherham United | 35 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 10 | 35 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | ||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 12 | 36 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 36 | ||||
| 13 | 36 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 31 | ||||
| 14 | Barrow | 34 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 36 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 36 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 17 | 36 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| 18 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Wrexham | 36 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 36 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 46 | |||
| 21 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 36 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 41 | |||