| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 33 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Bradford City | 35 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 35 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 35 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 5 | 36 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 29 | ||||
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 7 | Wrexham | 35 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 38 | |||
| 8 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| 9 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 10 | Barrow | 36 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 11 | Chesterfield | 35 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 38 | |||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 13 | 36 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 48 | ||||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 36 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 53 | |||
| 15 | 36 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | ||||
| 16 | Stockport County | 35 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 42 | |||
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 19 | 36 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 47 | ||||
| 20 | 37 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 49 | ||||
| 21 | Hartlepools United | 34 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 36 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 40 | |||
| 23 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | ||||
| 24 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 40 | ||||