Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 31 | |
| 2 | Stoke City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 26 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | |
| 7 | Bristol City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| 11 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Watford | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 18 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 18 | |
| 17 | Swansea City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 | |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 16 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 15 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 14 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 13 | |
| 22 | Norwich City | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 9 | |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 9 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -15 | -4 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 31 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Preston | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Millwall | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 6 | Charlton | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Hull City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Birmingham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 20 |
| 11 | Derby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Watford | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Leicester | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | WBA | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | QPR | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Swansea | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 15 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 13 |
| 22 | Norwich | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 | Sheff Utd | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 9 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -15 | -4 |
| Shrewsbury Town's Results | |||
| Nov 2 | South Shields | 3 - 1 | A |
| Oct 25 | Oldham Athletic | 2 - 2 | A |
| Oct 18 | Crawley Town | 1 - 0 | H |
| Shrewsbury Town's Fixtures | |||
| Nov 8 | Crewe Alexandra | A | |
| Nov 11 | Northampton Town | A | |
| Nov 15 | Newport County | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Cheltenham | 14 | -15 | 14 |
| 21 | Acc. Stanley | 14 | -4 | 13 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 23 | Crawley | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 24 | Newport | 14 | -9 | 11 |