| 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 | 31 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 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 | 30 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Wrexham | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 9 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Chesterfield | 28 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Stockport County | 28 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 14 | 30 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | ||||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 16 | 30 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | ||||
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 29 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 20 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 39 | ||||
| 21 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 42 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 31 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 23 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| 24 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | ||||