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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Wrexham | 1282 | 384 | 135 | 122 | 1341 | 688 | 117 | 158 | 366 | 699 | 1294 | +58 | 1295 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1240 | 364 | 126 | 130 | 1405 | 760 | 142 | 129 | 349 | 668 | 1227 | +86 | 1267 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 1076 | 364 | 99 | 75 | 1357 | 543 | 151 | 131 | 256 | 670 | 901 | +583 | 1258 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 1282 | 348 | 130 | 163 | 1269 | 804 | 124 | 138 | 379 | 738 | 1435 | -232 | 1212 |
| 5 | Southport | 1282 | 323 | 170 | 148 | 1134 | 728 | 117 | 147 | 377 | 677 | 1336 | -253 | 1197 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 1282 | 360 | 138 | 143 | 1276 | 742 | 109 | 117 | 415 | 671 | 1470 | -265 | 1193 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1282 | 335 | 148 | 158 | 1265 | 808 | 119 | 122 | 400 | 679 | 1439 | -303 | 1178 |
| 8 | Accrington St (old) | 1282 | 359 | 119 | 163 | 1323 | 822 | 108 | 121 | 412 | 690 | 1521 | -330 | 1174 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 1282 | 325 | 158 | 158 | 1094 | 709 | 113 | 139 | 389 | 669 | 1411 | -357 | 1173 |
| 10 | Darlington | 1198 | 330 | 126 | 143 | 1258 | 763 | 106 | 121 | 372 | 674 | 1354 | -185 | 1119 |
| 11 | Barrow | 1282 | 320 | 144 | 177 | 1138 | 769 | 107 | 113 | 421 | 616 | 1473 | -488 | 1111 |
| 12 | Gateshead | 996 | 283 | 118 | 97 | 1070 | 605 | 119 | 127 | 252 | 619 | 1023 | +61 | 1049 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 880 | 288 | 76 | 76 | 1051 | 436 | 131 | 95 | 214 | 616 | 837 | +394 | 1009 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 860 | 299 | 70 | 61 | 1028 | 414 | 111 | 97 | 222 | 527 | 789 | +352 | 987 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 996 | 263 | 122 | 113 | 1071 | 653 | 102 | 95 | 301 | 576 | 1142 | -148 | 947 |
| 16 | York City | 954 | 241 | 117 | 119 | 953 | 591 | 104 | 113 | 260 | 620 | 1026 | -44 | 920 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 884 | 254 | 93 | 95 | 986 | 504 | 112 | 78 | 252 | 561 | 998 | +45 | 903 |
| 18 | Chester City | 870 | 239 | 105 | 91 | 959 | 519 | 89 | 98 | 248 | 501 | 873 | +68 | 859 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 712 | 219 | 83 | 54 | 783 | 342 | 110 | 89 | 157 | 483 | 635 | +289 | 830 |
| 20 | New Brighton | 884 | 221 | 100 | 121 | 778 | 515 | 66 | 87 | 289 | 413 | 1012 | -336 | 761 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 704 | 206 | 72 | 74 | 756 | 395 | 79 | 97 | 176 | 410 | 601 | +170 | 739 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 704 | 216 | 73 | 63 | 815 | 413 | 64 | 92 | 196 | 405 | 728 | +79 | 725 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 658 | 177 | 82 | 70 | 677 | 404 | 79 | 89 | 161 | 408 | 598 | +83 | 683 |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 616 | 194 | 61 | 53 | 716 | 338 | 78 | 72 | 158 | 374 | 577 | +175 | 677 |
| 25 | Hull City | 468 | 148 | 53 | 33 | 554 | 219 | 74 | 59 | 101 | 321 | 385 | +271 | 556 |
| 26 | Grimsby Town | 432 | 144 | 40 | 32 | 437 | 159 | 56 | 45 | 115 | 235 | 375 | +138 | 485 |
| 27 | Walsall | 452 | 139 | 43 | 44 | 487 | 217 | 36 | 42 | 148 | 233 | 526 | -23 | 435 |
| 28 | Scunthorpe United | 368 | 95 | 56 | 33 | 333 | 176 | 56 | 50 | 78 | 244 | 302 | +99 | 408 |
| 29 | Wigan Borough | 412 | 117 | 47 | 42 | 429 | 219 | 28 | 47 | 131 | 206 | 487 | -71 | 384 |
| 30 | Nelson | 370 | 105 | 36 | 44 | 410 | 238 | 39 | 24 | 122 | 218 | 484 | -94 | 348 |
| 31 | Barnsley | 218 | 84 | 14 | 11 | 289 | 102 | 46 | 24 | 39 | 178 | 176 | +189 | 298 |
| 32 | Workington | 322 | 78 | 39 | 44 | 301 | 190 | 32 | 38 | 91 | 171 | 334 | -52 | 297 |
| 33 | Ashington | 328 | 86 | 37 | 41 | 329 | 241 | 23 | 34 | 107 | 160 | 409 | -161 | 289 |
| 34 | Port Vale | 218 | 69 | 32 | 8 | 237 | 83 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 130 | 147 | +137 | 276 |
| 35 | Durham City | 286 | 77 | 34 | 32 | 269 | 163 | 18 | 20 | 105 | 125 | 366 | -135 | 244 |
| 36 | Derby County | 92 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 136 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 85 | 67 | +113 | 126 |
| 37 | Stalybridge Celtic | 76 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 77 | -6 | 77 |
| 38 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 29 | +52 | 63 |
| 39 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +49 | 63 |
| 40 | Bury | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 44 | +32 | 56 |
| 41 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 63 | -9 | 38 |
| 42 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 44 | -31 | 37 |
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points









