| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Barnsley | 36 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 36 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 29 | ||||
| 5 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 27 | ||||
| 6 | 37 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | ||||
| 7 | Stockport County | 39 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 37 | |||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 36 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | |||
| 9 | 37 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | ||||
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 12 | 36 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | ||||
| 13 | 37 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 41 | ||||
| 14 | 35 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | 37 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 37 | ||||
| 16 | 35 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 37 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | |||
| 18 | 38 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 43 | ||||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Barrow | 35 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 50 | |||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 40 | |||
| 23 | Wrexham | 37 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 24 | Bradford City | 34 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | |||