| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Wrexham | 28 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 4 | 28 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 5 | Port Vale | 27 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 7 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | Hartlepools United | 29 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 29 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Halifax Town | 28 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Barrow | 29 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | ||||
| 14 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | 28 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | ||||
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Stockport County | 29 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Bradford City | 29 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 20 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 46 | ||||
| 21 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 38 | ||||
| 22 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 41 | ||||
| 23 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 39 | ||||
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 27 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 35 | |||