| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bury | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Hull City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Accrington St (old) | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Halifax Town | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 9 | Darlington | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 14 | York City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Workington | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 20 | Barrow | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Chester City | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 23 | Southport | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 17 | 0.74 |
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
