| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Hartlepools United | 34 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 2 | 32 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | ||||
| 3 | Bradford City | 32 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Stockport County | 34 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 33 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 29 | |||
| 7 | 34 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | ||||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 32 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 9 | Barrow | 34 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Wrexham | 32 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Hull City | 33 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 36 | |||
| 12 | 33 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| 13 | 33 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 37 | ||||
| 14 | Halifax Town | 33 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 42 | |||
| 15 | 33 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | 33 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 45 | ||||
| 17 | 34 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 37 | |||
| 21 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 36 | ||||
| 22 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 49 | ||||
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 44 | |||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 48 | |||