| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| 2 | Bradford City | 22 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 22 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 4 | 21 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | Derby County | 22 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 21 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 7 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| 8 | Wrexham | 22 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 22 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 11 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | ||||
| 12 | Barrow | 22 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| 15 | Gateshead | 23 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 17 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 18 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| 19 | Carlisle United | 21 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 22 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | ||||
| 22 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 29 | ||||
| 23 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 31 | |||