| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 25 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | 26 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | ||||
| 3 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 25 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 5 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 22 | ||||
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Rotherham United | 27 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | ||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Carlisle United | 25 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 13 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | ||||
| 14 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 26 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Barrow | 25 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Bradford City | 26 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 18 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | ||||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 26 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 20 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| 21 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 28 | ||||
| 22 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | ||||