| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 35 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 21 | |||
| 2 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 28 | ||||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 33 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 6 | 35 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 38 | ||||
| 7 | 35 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | ||||
| 8 | Stockport County | 34 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 10 | 32 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | ||||
| 11 | Bradford City | 33 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 34 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Wrexham | 32 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 35 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 28 | |||
| 16 | 35 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 36 | ||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 19 | 33 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 | ||||
| 20 | 34 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 38 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 34 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 35 | |||
| 22 | Barrow | 35 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 46 | |||
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 55 | |||
| 24 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 39 | ||||