| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Wrexham | 46 | 80 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 42 | |||
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 78 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 40 | |||
| 5 | 46 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | ||||
| 6 | 46 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 7 | 46 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 38 | ||||
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 47 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 40 | |||
| 10 | 46 | 67 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | ||||
| 11 | 46 | 66 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | ||||
| 12 | Chesterfield | 46 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 40 | |||
| 13 | Stockport County | 46 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | |||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 37 | |||
| 15 | 46 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 62 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 45 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 62 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 51 | |||
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 60 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 51 | |||
| 20 | 46 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 58 | ||||
| 21 | 46 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 69 | ||||
| 22 | 46 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 56 | ||||
| 23 | 46 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 58 | ||||
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 60 | |||