| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 27 | |||
| 2 | Barnsley | 37 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 39 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 4 | 38 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | ||||
| 5 | 37 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 29 | ||||
| 6 | Stockport County | 41 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 41 | |||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 38 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | |||
| 8 | 39 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 33 | ||||
| 9 | 39 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | ||||
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 11 | 38 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 39 | ||||
| 12 | 37 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 37 | |||
| 14 | 39 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 43 | ||||
| 15 | 39 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | Halifax Town | 39 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 18 | 37 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Barrow | 37 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 50 | |||
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 21 | 40 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 46 | ||||
| 22 | Wrexham | 39 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 42 | |||
| 24 | Bradford City | 36 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | |||