| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Wrexham | 43 | 74 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 44 | 72 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 4 | 45 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 39 | ||||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 43 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | |||
| 6 | 44 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | ||||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 37 | |||
| 8 | 43 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 36 | ||||
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 10 | 44 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 40 | ||||
| 11 | Chesterfield | 44 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 37 | |||
| 12 | 44 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 34 | ||||
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 43 | |||
| 14 | Stockport County | 44 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 42 | |||
| 15 | 44 | 60 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 36 | ||||
| 16 | Barrow | 44 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 49 | |||
| 17 | Bradford City | 44 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 48 | |||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 44 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 20 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 68 | ||||
| 21 | 43 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 51 | ||||
| 22 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 53 | ||||
| 23 | 43 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 56 | ||||
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 43 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 51 | |||