| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 35 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 23 | ||||
| 2 | 39 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | ||||
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 37 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 4 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | ||||
| 5 | Hull City | 38 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 6 | Bradford City | 37 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 37 | |||
| 8 | Chesterfield | 37 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 39 | |||
| 9 | Halifax Town | 37 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 45 | |||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | |||
| 11 | Barrow | 37 | 54 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 12 | 39 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 35 | ||||
| 13 | Stockport County | 38 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Wrexham | 37 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 40 | |||
| 16 | 38 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 43 | ||||
| 17 | 38 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 41 | ||||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 19 | 37 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 40 | ||||
| 20 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 53 | ||||
| 21 | 39 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 45 | ||||
| 22 | 36 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 47 | ||||
| 23 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 40 | ||||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 47 | |||