| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Rotherham United | 25 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Carlisle United | 25 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | |||
| 3 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | ||||
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 24 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | Lincoln City | 23 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 7 | 25 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Bradford City | 23 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 10 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||||
| 11 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | ||||
| 12 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 25 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 22 | |||
| 14 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||||
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Barrow | 25 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 19 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||||
| 20 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 27 | ||||
| 21 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | ||||
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 34 | ||||
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 27 | |||