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