| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Barnsley | 41 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 43 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 42 | 79 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 32 | ||||
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 43 | 79 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 5 | 42 | 75 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | ||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 43 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | |||
| 7 | 43 | 66 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Stockport County | 44 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 43 | |||
| 9 | 43 | 64 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | ||||
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 43 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 41 | |||
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | |||
| 12 | 42 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | 41 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | ||||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 43 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 15 | Barrow | 42 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 50 | |||
| 16 | 43 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 48 | ||||
| 17 | 44 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | ||||
| 18 | 43 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 50 | ||||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 43 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 38 | |||
| 20 | 44 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 48 | ||||
| 21 | Wrexham | 43 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 43 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 41 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 42 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 56 | |||