| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Hartlepools United | 24 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 3 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| 4 | Barnsley | 24 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 24 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | 24 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | ||||
| 8 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | ||||
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 11 | 24 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| 12 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||||
| 13 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | Halifax Town | 25 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 24 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 17 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Bradford City | 24 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Barrow | 24 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 21 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 29 | ||||
| 22 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | ||||
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 24 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | ||||