| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | Derby County | 16 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Bradford City | 16 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||||
| 9 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| 10 | Hartlepools United | 16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 11 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 16 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| 15 | Carlisle United | 15 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 18 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| 19 | Gateshead | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 21 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | ||||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 28 | ||||
| 24 | Barrow | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 23 | |||