| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 42 | 76 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 31 | ||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 23 | |||
| 3 | 42 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 41 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 41 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | |||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 42 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 10 | 41 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 31 | ||||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 32 | |||
| 12 | 42 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 46 | ||||
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Barrow | 41 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 15 | 41 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 38 | ||||
| 16 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 45 | ||||
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 44 | |||
| 18 | 42 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 19 | Bradford City | 42 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 42 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 54 | |||
| 21 | Wrexham | 42 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 37 | |||
| 22 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | ||||