| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Barnsley | 40 | 82 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 77 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 41 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 32 | ||||
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 5 | 41 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | ||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 41 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | |||
| 7 | Stockport County | 43 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 41 | |||
| 8 | 42 | 64 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | ||||
| 9 | 42 | 63 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 42 | ||||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | |||
| 11 | 41 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 39 | ||||
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 41 | |||
| 13 | 40 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | ||||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 42 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 15 | 43 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 16 | 42 | 51 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 48 | ||||
| 17 | 42 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 47 | ||||
| 18 | Barrow | 40 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 50 | |||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | |||
| 20 | Wrexham | 42 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 37 | |||
| 22 | 43 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 48 | ||||
| 23 | Bradford City | 41 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 53 | |||