| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 27 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 30 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | ||||
| 3 | Barnsley | 29 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Bradford City | 29 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Barrow | 29 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | Wrexham | 28 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 8 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 28 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 12 | Stockport County | 28 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | ||||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 17 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 42 | ||||
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Hartlepools United | 28 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 20 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 39 | ||||
| 21 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 41 | ||||
| 22 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| 23 | Halifax Town | 30 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 35 | |||
| 24 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | ||||