| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Wrexham | 45 | 77 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 41 | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 45 | 75 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 4 | 46 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | |||
| 6 | 45 | 70 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | ||||
| 7 | 45 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 36 | ||||
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 40 | |||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 45 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 37 | |||
| 11 | 45 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | ||||
| 12 | 45 | 63 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | ||||
| 13 | 45 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 35 | ||||
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 62 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 15 | Stockport County | 45 | 61 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | |||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 45 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 45 | |||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 45 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Barrow | 45 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 49 | |||
| 19 | Bradford City | 45 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 51 | |||
| 20 | 45 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 69 | ||||
| 21 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 58 | ||||
| 22 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 56 | ||||
| 23 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 56 | ||||
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 55 | |||