| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 42 | 90 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 25 | |||
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 42 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 4 | 42 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 32 | ||||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 75 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 31 | |||
| 6 | 43 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | 43 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | ||||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 65 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Bradford City | 40 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Stockport County | 42 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 11 | 41 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 36 | ||||
| 12 | 41 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 33 | |||
| 14 | 42 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 43 | ||||
| 15 | Wrexham | 41 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 40 | |||
| 16 | Barrow | 44 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 48 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 37 | |||
| 19 | 41 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 49 | ||||
| 20 | 41 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 47 | ||||
| 21 | 43 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 44 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 42 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 43 | |||
| 23 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 48 | ||||
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 41 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 71 | |||