| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 38 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 30 | |||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 36 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | |||
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 37 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | |||
| 5 | 36 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 38 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 7 | Bradford City | 37 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 8 | 38 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| 9 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | 36 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 36 | ||||
| 11 | Stockport County | 38 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 49 | |||
| 13 | 37 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | ||||
| 14 | 39 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | 37 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 42 | ||||
| 16 | Halifax Town | 37 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 44 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 44 | |||
| 18 | Wrexham | 38 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 43 | |||
| 19 | 37 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 44 | ||||
| 20 | 36 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 40 | ||||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 44 | |||
| 22 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 63 | ||||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 51 | |||
| 24 | Barrow | 39 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 57 | |||