| pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts | |
| . | |||||||
| Preston North End | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 16 | 43 |
| Burnley | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 36 |
| Wrexham | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 32 |
| Oldham Athletic | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 32 |
| Morecambe | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 21 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 20 |
| Macclesfield Town | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 19 |
| Accrington Stanley | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 17 |
| Bury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 11 |
