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