| # | English Division Three North | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Grimsby Town | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 29 | 68 | 47 | Promoted | |
| - | Derby County | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 110 | 55 | 63 | 55 | ||
| - | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 92 | 57 | 59 | 35 | ||
| - | Hartlepool United | 46 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 60 | 57 | 21 | ||
| - | Southport | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 57 | 13 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 94 | 66 | 54 | 28 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 90 | 61 | 51 | 29 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 14 | ||
| - | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 12 | ||
| - | Workington | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 12 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 85 | 72 | 47 | 13 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 84 | 47 | -18 | ||
| - | Gateshead | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 77 | 84 | 45 | -7 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 73 | 42 | -7 | ||
| - | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 60 | 73 | 41 | -13 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 84 | 41 | -25 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 82 | 40 | -30 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 84 | 81 | 39 | 3 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 76 | 39 | -10 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 76 | 86 | 38 | -10 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 71 | 95 | 38 | -24 | ||
| - | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 61 | 83 | 33 | -22 | ||
| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 61 | 122 | 33 | -61 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 105 | 28 | -55 |