| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 36 | 69 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 30 | |||
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | |||
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 36 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | |||
| 5 | 35 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 37 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 37 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| 8 | Bradford City | 36 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 9 | 33 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | Stockport County | 37 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 11 | 35 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 36 | ||||
| 12 | 36 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | ||||
| 13 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 39 | ||||
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 49 | |||
| 15 | 35 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | Halifax Town | 36 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 17 | 36 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | ||||
| 18 | 35 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 44 | |||
| 20 | Wrexham | 37 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 43 | |||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 42 | |||
| 22 | 34 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 63 | ||||
| 23 | Barrow | 38 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 54 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 51 | |||