Current Holders: Scunthorpe
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Scunthorpe | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +38 | 66 (C) |
| 2 | Accrington | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | +22 | 59 |
| 3 | Bradford | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +24 | 57 |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 44 | +32 | 56 |
| 5 | Hull | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 47 | +11 | 53 |
| 6 | Mansfield | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 50 | +8 | 52 |
| 7 | Halifax | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 49 | +14 | 51 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | +2 | 51 |
| 9 | Stockport | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | +7 | 47 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | +12 | 46 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 44 | +6 | 46 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | York | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 50 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 49 | -8 | 45 |
| 15 | Oldham | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 52 | -12 | 45 |
| 16 | Carlisle | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 43 | +2 | 44 |
| 17 | Hartlepool | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 50 | -3 | 44 |
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 42 | -8 | 41 |
| 19 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 48 | -9 | 41 |
| 20 | Darlington (old) | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 64 | -11 | 41 |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 55 | -8 | 39 |
| 22 | Bradford PA | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 37 |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 48 | -36 | 28 |
| 24 | Crewe | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 52 | -46 | 23 |
