Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 30 | 83 | |
| Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 37 | 82 | |
| Hartlepool United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 82 | |
| Peterborough United | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 80 | |
| Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 47 | 31 | 79 | |
| Burnley | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 51 | 19 | 79 | |
| Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 72 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 71 | |
| Scarborough | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 69 | |
| Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 67 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 65 | |
| Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 62 | |
| Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 60 | |
| Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 59 | |
| Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 54 | |
| Walsall | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 53 | |
| Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 53 | |
| Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 53 | |
| Maidstone United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 71 | -5 | 51 | |
| Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 89 | -42 | 48 | |
| York City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 46 | |
| Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 79 | -20 | 46 | |
| Aldershot | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 101 | -40 | 41 | |
| Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 74 | -26 | 40 |
| 19 May 1991 | Torquay United 2-0 Burnley | |
| 19 May 1991 | Scunthorpe United 1-1 Blackpool | |
| 22 May 1991 | Burnley 1-0 Torquay United | |
| 22 May 1991 | Blackpool 2-1 Scunthorpe United | |
| 31 May 1991 | Blackpool 2-2 Torquay United |