| # | English Division Three North | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Derby County | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 63 | 58 | Promoted | |
| - | Hartlepool United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 63 | 59 | 27 | ||
| - | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 95 | 64 | 58 | 31 | ||
| - | Workington | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 63 | 58 | 30 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 75 | 54 | 16 | ||
| - | Chesterfield | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 96 | 79 | 53 | 17 | ||
| - | York City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 52 | 14 | ||
| - | Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 69 | 52 | 15 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 68 | 52 | 10 | ||
| - | Barrow | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 62 | 51 | 14 | ||
| - | Halifax Town | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 70 | 49 | -5 | ||
| - | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 97 | 74 | 48 | 23 | ||
| - | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 48 | 0 | ||
| - | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 71 | 69 | 45 | 2 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 85 | 45 | -9 | ||
| - | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 91 | 90 | 44 | 1 | ||
| - | Gateshead | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 90 | 44 | -18 | ||
| - | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 95 | 42 | -13 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 39 | -8 | ||
| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 35 | -27 | ||
| - | Chester City | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 84 | 33 | -29 | ||
| - | Southport | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 52 | 94 | 32 | -42 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 91 | 27 | -40 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 110 | 21 | -67 |