| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 4 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 5 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| 7 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Hartlepools United | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Carlisle United | 17 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Bradford City | 17 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 15 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| 16 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 18 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | ||||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 20 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| 21 | Barrow | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |||