| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 40 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 28 | ||||
| 2 | 40 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 69 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Lincoln City | 39 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 39 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Stockport County | 39 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 10 | 39 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 30 | ||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | |||
| 12 | 40 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 14 | Barrow | 38 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 15 | 40 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 41 | ||||
| 16 | 40 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | ||||
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |||
| 18 | 40 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 41 | ||||
| 19 | Wrexham | 40 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 40 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 52 | |||
| 21 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 40 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 44 | |||