| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 40 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 24 | |||
| 2 | 40 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 31 | ||||
| 3 | Lincoln City | 38 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 5 | 40 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 41 | ||||
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 29 | |||
| 7 | 41 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | ||||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 40 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Bradford City | 38 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | |||
| 11 | 37 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 35 | ||||
| 12 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 38 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 16 | 38 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | ||||
| 17 | 38 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 47 | ||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Barrow | 40 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 47 | |||
| 20 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | ||||
| 21 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 45 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 39 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 42 | |||
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 39 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 67 | |||
| 24 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 46 | ||||