| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 35 | 78 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Barnsley | 38 | 71 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Bradford City | 37 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 4 | 38 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | ||||
| 5 | 38 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 39 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 42 | |||
| 8 | Wrexham | 37 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 9 | 38 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | 37 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | ||||
| 11 | Barrow | 38 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 39 | |||
| 12 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 48 | ||||
| 13 | 38 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | ||||
| 14 | Stockport County | 37 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 35 | |||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 33 | |||
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 57 | |||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 37 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 | |||
| 19 | 39 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 49 | ||||
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 21 | 38 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 48 | ||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 38 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 43 | |||
| 23 | 39 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 36 | ||||
| 24 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 42 | ||||