| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 28 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 6 | 29 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | 27 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Rotherham United | 28 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Carlisle United | 28 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 11 | 29 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | ||||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| 15 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 29 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 17 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| 18 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | ||||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 29 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Barrow | 27 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 21 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 29 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 32 | |||