| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 32 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 32 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Chesterfield | 34 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Hartlepools United | 33 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 7 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | ||||
| 8 | Bradford City | 33 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 9 | 30 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 27 | ||||
| 10 | Stockport County | 34 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 11 | 33 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | ||||
| 12 | 35 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | ||||
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 43 | |||
| 14 | 33 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 38 | ||||
| 15 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 31 | ||||
| 16 | Halifax Town | 33 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | |||
| 17 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | ||||
| 18 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Wrexham | 34 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 43 | |||
| 21 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 59 | ||||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | |||
| 23 | Barrow | 34 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 46 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 50 | |||