| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 7 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Hartlepools United | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| 11 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| 12 | Carlisle United | 16 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 13 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 14 | Bradford City | 16 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 21 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| 22 | Barrow | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |||