
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 37 | 80 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 37 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 34 | 76 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 65 | |
| 4 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 64 | |
| 5 | Stevenage | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 57 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 56 | |
| 7 | Stockport County | 35 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 56 | |
| 8 | Reading | 37 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 55 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 53 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 53 | |
| 11 | Luton Town | 37 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 51 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 36 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -4 | 49 | |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 46 | |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 45 | |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 37 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -10 | 43 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -19 | 43 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 37 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 42 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -11 | 42 | |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 35 | -12 | 41 | |
| 21 | Blackpool | 37 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 38 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 36 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 36 | |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 37 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -19 | 35 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 28 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 32 | 37 | 80 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 37 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 76 |
| 3 | Bolton | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 65 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 64 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 57 |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 56 |
| 7 | Stockport | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 56 |
| 8 | Reading | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 55 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 37 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 53 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 51 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 49 |
| 14 | Peterboro | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 46 |
| 15 | Mansfield | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 45 |
| 16 | Burton | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 43 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 43 |
| 18 | Exeter | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 42 |
| 19 | Orient | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 42 |
| 20 | Wigan | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 41 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 38 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 36 |
| 23 | Northampton | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 28 |
| Shrewsbury Town's Results | |||
| Mar 14 | Cheltenham Town | 0 - 2 | H |
| Mar 7 | Chesterfield | 3 - 2 | A |
| Feb 28 | Walsall | 1 - 2 | H |
| Shrewsbury Town's Fixtures | |||
| Mar 17 | Bristol Rovers | A | |
| Mar 21 | Crewe Alexandra | H | |
| Mar 28 | Newport County | A | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Gillingham | 36 | -9 | 45 |
| 17 | Cheltenham | 36 | -19 | 41 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 37 | -21 | 41 |
| 19 | Bristol R | 37 | -22 | 37 |
| 20 | Tranmere | 37 | -17 | 36 |