| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 32 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Bradford City | 34 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 34 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 34 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 5 | 34 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 29 | ||||
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 7 | Wrexham | 34 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 8 | 34 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 9 | Barrow | 34 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 10 | 33 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| 11 | Chesterfield | 34 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 13 | 35 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 46 | ||||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 48 | |||
| 15 | Stockport County | 34 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 16 | 35 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | ||||
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 19 | 35 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 47 | ||||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 35 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 21 | 35 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 49 | ||||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 33 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 38 | |||
| 23 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | ||||
| 24 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 40 | ||||