Table
| Club |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
PTS |
| Hartlepool United |
18 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
18 |
+23 |
40 |
| Newcastle
United |
18 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
38 |
26 |
+12 |
30 |
| Scunthorpe
United |
18 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
22 |
22 |
0 |
29 |
| Boston
United |
18 |
8 |
0 |
10 |
34 |
33 |
+1 |
24 |
| Grimsby
Town |
18 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
28 |
27 |
+1 |
22 |
| Notts
County |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
26 |
-1 |
22 |
| Darlington |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
29 |
34 |
-5 |
22 |
| Doncaster
Rovers |
18 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
20 |
25 |
-5 |
20 |
| York City |
18 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
34 |
-10 |
19 |
| Lincoln
City |
18 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
23 |
37 |
-14 |
16 |
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