| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Barnsley | 27 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 2 | 27 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 26 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Gateshead | 25 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 6 | 26 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | 26 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| 8 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | ||||
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Chesterfield | 26 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 13 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 14 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||||
| 15 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 25 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 26 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 19 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 32 | ||||
| 20 | Bradford City | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Barrow | 26 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 23 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | ||||
| 24 | Wrexham | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | |||