| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | ||||
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 31 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 29 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 31 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | ||||
| 6 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | 30 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | ||||
| 8 | 28 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | ||||
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 10 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | ||||
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 12 | 30 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | ||||
| 13 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 14 | 30 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 33 | ||||
| 15 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 29 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 30 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Barrow | 30 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 20 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 38 | ||||
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Bradford City | 29 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 23 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | ||||
| 24 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 33 | ||||