| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 2 | 26 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | ||||
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 28 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 4 | 26 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | Derby County | 27 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 28 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 28 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Bradford City | 28 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 9 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | ||||
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 28 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 13 | 27 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | ||||
| 14 | Carlisle United | 27 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 15 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| 16 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 36 | ||||
| 17 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | ||||
| 18 | Wrexham | 28 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Gateshead | 29 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 30 | |||
| 21 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 52 | ||||
| 22 | Barrow | 28 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 37 | |||
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 36 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 36 | |||