| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Wrexham | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 47 |
| Preston North End | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 27 | 45 |
| Rochdale | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 21 | 44 |
| Walsall | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 42 |
| Burnley | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 40 |
| Bury | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 44 | 38 |
| Carlisle United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 37 |
| Oldham Athletic | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 33 |
| Port Vale | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 30 |
| Macclesfield Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 24 |
| Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 67 | 24 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 20 |
| Fleetwood Town | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 17 |
| Morecambe | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 15 |
| Accrington Stanley | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 73 | 13 |