| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 29 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Barnsley | 30 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 3 | 31 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 31 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 5 | 30 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 6 | Wrexham | 31 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 8 | Barrow | 31 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 30 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 10 | 31 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | ||||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 38 | |||
| 12 | Stockport County | 30 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 13 | 32 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | ||||
| 14 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 16 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | ||||
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 18 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 40 | ||||
| 19 | Hartlepools United | 30 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 21 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 42 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 32 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 37 | |||
| 23 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 37 | ||||
| 24 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | ||||