| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 3 | Accrington St (old) | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Bury | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 50 | -18 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 7 | Hull City | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 8 | Barrow | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 11 | York City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Gateshead | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 49 | -22 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 16 | Chester City | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Workington | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 12 | 0.52 |
| 22 | Southport | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 9 | 0.39 |
| 23 | Darlington | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 64 | -39 | 8 | 0.35 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 52 | -34 | 6 | 0.26 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
