| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 3 | 32 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 26 | ||||
| 4 | Lincoln City | 31 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Stockport County | 31 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 9 | 31 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | ||||
| 10 | Rotherham United | 31 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 13 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | ||||
| 14 | Barrow | 30 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 15 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 33 | ||||
| 16 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 31 | ||||
| 17 | Wrexham | 32 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 32 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 19 | 32 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 32 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 40 | |||
| 21 | Bradford City | 32 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 22 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | ||||