| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 31 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Bradford City | 33 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 3 | 33 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 4 | Barnsley | 32 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 32 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 6 | Barrow | 33 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 8 | Wrexham | 33 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 9 | 33 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | ||||
| 10 | Chesterfield | 32 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 35 | |||
| 11 | 31 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Stockport County | 32 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 14 | 34 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 46 | ||||
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 33 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 48 | |||
| 16 | 34 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | ||||
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 18 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 40 | ||||
| 19 | Halifax Town | 34 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 20 | 34 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 45 | ||||
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Hartlepools United | 32 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 35 | |||
| 23 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 | ||||
| 24 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 39 | ||||