League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 44 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 42 | |
| 3 | Wrexham | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 41 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 39 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Reading | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 | |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11 | Blackpool | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 25 | |
| 12 | Stevenage | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 25 | |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 24 | |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 24 | |
| 15 | Exeter City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 24 | |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 23 | |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 22 | |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 21 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 21 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 19 | |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 17 | |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 12 | |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -20 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wycombe | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Birmingham | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Stockport | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Reading | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Bolton | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 31 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Peterboro | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 15 | Exeter | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Rotherham | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 23 |
| 17 | Wigan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 18 | Orient | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 22 |
| 19 | Northampton | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Bristol R | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Crawley | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 19 |
| 22 | Cambridge | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 17 |
| 23 | Burton | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 11 |
| Stoke City's Results | |||
| Dec 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | -1 - -1 | A |
| Dec 14 | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | H |
| Dec 10 | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | A |
| Stoke City's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | Leeds United | H | |
| Dec 29 | Sunderland | H | |
| Jan 1 | Burnley | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Coventry City | 21 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | Preston | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 21 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | QPR | 21 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 20 | -12 | 18 |