| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bradford City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Chester City | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 40 | 2.11 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 29 | 2.07 |
| 4 | Southport | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 37 | 1.95 |
| 5 | Darlington | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 30 | 1.76 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 10 | York City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 12 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Accrington St (old) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 18 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Barrow | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 22 | New Brighton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 35 | -23 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Gateshead | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Hull City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 |
3 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
