| pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts | |
| . | |||||||
| Oldham Athletic | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 32 | 76 |
| Preston North End | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 28 | 57 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 37 | 50 |
| Port Vale | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 45 | 49 |
| Burnley | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 65 | 46 |
| Rochdale | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 45 |
| Stockport County | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 43 | 43 |
| Chester City | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 52 | 36 |
| Wigan Athletic | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 36 |
| Walsall | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 35 |
| Blackpool | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 35 |
| Carlisle United | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 50 | 34 |
| Bury | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 28 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 58 | 26 |
| Macclesfield Town | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 68 | 25 |
| Wrexham | 29 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 60 | 21 |