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