
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bromley | 41 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 80 | |
| 2 | MK Dons | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 35 | 76 | |
| 3 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 76 | |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 74 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 74 | |
| 6 | Salford City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 73 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 41 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 68 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 66 | |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 65 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 65 | |
| 11 | Barnet | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 64 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 62 | |
| 13 | Colchester United | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 57 | |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 55 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -16 | 52 | |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 41 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 51 | |
| 17 | Gillingham | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -12 | 49 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | -26 | 44 | |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 40 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 42 | -23 | 43 | |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -22 | 37 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -23 | 36 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 42 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -31 | 34 | |
| 23 | Barrow | 41 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -27 | 33 | |
| 24 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -30 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bromley | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 80 |
| 2 | MK Dons | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 77 | 42 | 35 | 76 |
| 3 | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 76 |
| 4 | Cambridge | 41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 74 |
| 5 | Swindon | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 74 |
| 6 | Salford | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 73 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 63 | 52 | 11 | 68 |
| 8 | Crewe | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 66 |
| 9 | Oldham | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 65 |
| 10 | Grimsby | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 65 |
| 11 | Barnet | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 64 |
| 12 | Walsall | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 62 |
| 13 | Colchester | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 57 |
| 14 | Fleetwood | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 55 |
| 15 | Bristol R | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 52 |
| 16 | Acc. Stanley | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 51 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 49 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 64 | -26 | 44 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 67 | -23 | 43 |
| 20 | Crawley | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 62 | -22 | 37 |
| 21 | Tranmere | 41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 36 |
| 22 | Newport | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 72 | -31 | 34 |
| 23 | Barrow | 41 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 33 |
| 24 | Harrogate | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 64 | -30 | 33 |
| Shrewsbury Town's Results | |||
| Apr 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 - 0 | H |
| Mar 28 | Newport County | 0 - 1 | A |
| Mar 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 - 4 | H |
| Shrewsbury Town's Fixtures | |||
| Apr 7 | Bromley | A | |
| Apr 11 | Oldham Athletic | H | |
| Apr 18 | Crawley Town | A | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Acc. Stanley | 41 | -6 | 51 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 41 | -12 | 49 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 41 | -26 | 44 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 40 | -23 | 43 |
| 20 | Crawley | 42 | -22 | 37 |