| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 38 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Lincoln City | 36 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 3 | 38 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 31 | ||||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 5 | 38 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 40 | ||||
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Stockport County | 37 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 8 | 38 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | ||||
| 9 | Bradford City | 36 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 11 | 35 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | ||||
| 12 | Wrexham | 35 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | |||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 14 | 35 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 29 | ||||
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 31 | |||
| 16 | 38 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 40 | ||||
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 37 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Barrow | 38 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 46 | |||
| 19 | 37 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 44 | ||||
| 20 | 36 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 45 | ||||
| 21 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 37 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 39 | |||
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 37 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 60 | |||
| 24 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 40 | ||||