
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 33 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 69 | |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 68 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 58 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 56 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 55 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 52 | |
| 7 | Reading | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 48 | |
| 8 | Stevenage | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 48 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 47 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 46 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 46 | |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 45 | |
| 13 | Exeter City | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 41 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -2 | 41 | |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 39 | |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -9 | 39 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 39 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 37 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -10 | 36 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 32 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -11 | 36 | |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 34 | -12 | 34 | |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -15 | 34 | |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 31 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 30 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 69 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Bolton | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 58 |
| 4 | Stockport | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 56 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 55 |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Reading | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Plymouth | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Peterboro | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 45 |
| 13 | Exeter | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 41 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 41 |
| 15 | Mansfield | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 39 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 39 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 37 |
| 19 | Orient | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 36 |
| 20 | Burton | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 36 |
| 21 | Wigan | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 34 |
| 22 | Northampton | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 34 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 31 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 23 |
| Shrewsbury Town's Results | |||
| Feb 21 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 0 | A |
| Feb 17 | Notts County | 1 - 0 | H |
| Feb 14 | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | H |
| Shrewsbury Town's Fixtures | |||
| Feb 24 | Salford City | A | |
| Feb 28 | Walsall | H | |
| Mar 7 | Chesterfield | A | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Gillingham | 32 | -1 | 41 |
| 17 | Tranmere | 33 | -12 | 35 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 33 | -20 | 35 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 32 | -21 | 35 |
| 20 | Bristol R | 33 | -24 | 30 |