| pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts | |
| . | |||||||
| Walsall | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 59 |
| Wigan Athletic | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 25 | 56 |
| Carlisle United | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 37 | 51 |
| Macclesfield Town | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 32 | 50 |
| Blackpool | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 52 | 49 |
| Burnley | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 46 | 45 |
| Chester City | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 41 |
| Preston North End | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 60 | 39 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 38 |
| Wrexham | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 37 |
| Oldham Athletic | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 63 | 37 |
| Port Vale | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 46 | 37 |
| Bury | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 54 | 37 |
| Stockport County | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 55 | 36 |
| Morecambe | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 64 | 20 |
| Accrington Stanley | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 83 | 19 |
| Rochdale | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 76 | 18 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 67 | 16 |