| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 35 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 29 | |||
| 4 | 34 | 64 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Hartlepools United | 35 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 36 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 36 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 36 | ||||
| 8 | Bradford City | 35 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 36 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 10 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 29 | ||||
| 11 | 37 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 39 | ||||
| 12 | 35 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | ||||
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 49 | |||
| 14 | 33 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 33 | ||||
| 15 | Halifax Town | 35 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | |||
| 16 | 35 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | ||||
| 17 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | ||||
| 18 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Wrexham | 36 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 44 | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 41 | |||
| 22 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 63 | ||||
| 23 | Barrow | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 54 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 51 | |||