
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Salford City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2 | Barnet | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | York City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 11 | Rochdale | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 11 | |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 11 | |
| 15 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 | |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 | |
| 19 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 10 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 9 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 | |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 | |
| 23 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 5 | |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Salford | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Barnet | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Crewe | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Cheltenham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Bristol R | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | York | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Walsall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Grimsby | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Tranmere | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Swindon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Newport | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Acc. Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 | Rotherham | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 | Fleetwood | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Colchester | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Exeter | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 21 | Oldham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Northampton | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 24 | Crawley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
| Shrewsbury Town's Results | |||
| Oct 3 | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | A |
| Sep 26 | Colchester United | 2 - 2 | H |
| Sep 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 - 1 | A |
| Shrewsbury Town's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 6 | Stockport County | H | |
| Oct 10 | Exeter City | H | |
| Oct 17 | Bristol Rovers | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Tranmere | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Swindon | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Newport | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Acc. Stanley | 9 | -1 | 10 |