| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 45 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 46 | 91 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 32 | |||
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 38 | |||
| 4 | 45 | 80 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 31 | ||||
| 5 | Chesterfield | 46 | 79 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 45 | |||
| 6 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 45 | |||
| 7 | Stockport County | 46 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 39 | |||
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 67 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 9 | 46 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 48 | ||||
| 10 | 46 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | ||||
| 11 | 45 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | ||||
| 12 | 46 | 64 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 45 | ||||
| 13 | 46 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 52 | ||||
| 14 | Wrexham | 46 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 45 | |||
| 15 | 46 | 57 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 45 | ||||
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 59 | |||
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 60 | |||
| 18 | Halifax Town | 45 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 49 | |||
| 19 | 45 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 56 | ||||
| 20 | 45 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 49 | ||||
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50 | |||
| 22 | 46 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 84 | ||||
| 23 | Barrow | 46 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 58 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 70 | |||