| pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts | |
| . | |||||||
| Preston North End | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 24 | 61 |
| Rochdale | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 39 | 56 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 49 |
| Stockport County | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 48 |
| Walsall | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Carlisle United | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 41 | 39 |
| Burnley | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 38 |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 37 |
| Bury | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 37 |
| Oldham Athletic | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 47 | 37 |
| Wrexham | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 44 | 31 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 66 | 28 |
| Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 26 |
| Macclesfield | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 25 |
| Morecambe | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 77 | 21 |
| Blackpool | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 73 | 18 |
| Accrington Stanley | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 65 | 18 |