| Team | pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Preston North End | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 59 |
| Burnley | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 58 |
| Walsall | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 21 | 51 |
| Carlisle United | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 33 | 49 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 43 |
| Rochdale | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 36 |
| Bury | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 34 |
| Oldham Athletic | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Wrexham | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 31 |
| Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 30 |
| Stockport County | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 58 | 28 |
| Wigan Athletic | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 27 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 22 |
| Macclesfield Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 22 |
| Morecambe | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 69 | 19 |
| Accrington Stanley | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 58 | 15 |
| Blackpool | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 67 | 15 |