| pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts | |
| Rochdale | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 35 | 52 |
| Burnley | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 49 |
| Preston North End | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 34 | 47 |
| Port Vale | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 43 |
| Wigan Athletic | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 37 | 42 |
| Walsall | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 44 | 39 |
| Oldham Athletic | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 36 |
| Macclesfield | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 46 | 31 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Wrexham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 30 |
| Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 58 | 29 |
| Blackpool | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 69 | 28 |
| Morecambe | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 70 | 27 |
| Bury | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 56 | 24 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 19 |
| Carlisle United | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 57 | 18 |
| Accrington Stanley | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 55 | 17 |