| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 26 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 27 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 5 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Gateshead | 28 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Rotherham United | 28 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Carlisle United | 27 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| 13 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | Hartlepools United | 28 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 15 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | ||||
| 16 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| 17 | 28 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 28 | ||||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 28 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Barrow | 26 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Bradford City | 28 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Wrexham | 28 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 22 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | ||||