| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | Hartlepools United | 21 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Bradford City | 21 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | Derby County | 21 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 20 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 7 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Wrexham | 21 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 10 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 11 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| 12 | Hull City | 21 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Barrow | 21 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Gateshead | 21 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 17 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 19 | Carlisle United | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | |||
| 21 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | ||||
| 22 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||||
| 23 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 27 | |||