
| 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 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 35 | 75 | |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 40 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 73 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 73 | |
| 5 | Salford City | 41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 73 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 71 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 65 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 64 | |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 63 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 62 | |
| 11 | Walsall | 41 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 62 | |
| 12 | Barnet | 41 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 61 | |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 55 | |
| 14 | Colchester United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 54 | |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 51 | |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 33 | -17 | 49 | |
| 17 | Gillingham | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -14 | 46 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | -26 | 44 | |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 39 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 42 | -23 | 42 | |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 41 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 37 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -22 | 36 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 41 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -29 | 34 | |
| 23 | Barrow | 40 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -26 | 33 | |
| 24 | Harrogate Town | 41 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -29 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bromley | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 80 |
| 2 | MK Dons | 41 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 75 |
| 3 | Cambridge | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 73 |
| 4 | Notts County | 41 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 73 |
| 5 | Salford | 41 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 73 |
| 6 | Swindon | 41 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 18 | 71 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 40 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 65 |
| 8 | Oldham | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 64 |
| 9 | Crewe | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 63 |
| 10 | Grimsby | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 62 |
| 11 | Walsall | 41 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 62 |
| 12 | Barnet | 41 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 61 |
| 13 | Fleetwood | 41 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 55 |
| 14 | Colchester | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 54 |
| 15 | Acc. Stanley | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 51 |
| 16 | Bristol R | 41 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 49 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 46 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 64 | -26 | 44 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 42 |
| 20 | Crawley | 41 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 37 |
| 21 | Tranmere | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 36 |
| 22 | Newport | 41 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 69 | -29 | 34 |
| 23 | Barrow | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 64 | -26 | 33 |
| 24 | Harrogate | 41 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 33 |
| Stoke City's Results | |||
| Apr 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 - 0 | H |
| Mar 20 | Preston North End | 1 - 3 | A |
| Mar 14 | Watford | 3 - 1 | H |
| Stoke City's Fixtures | |||
| Apr 6 | Derby County | A | |
| Apr 11 | Blackburn Rovers | H | |
| Apr 18 | Wrexham | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 10 | QPR | 40 | -5 | 56 |
| 11 | Norwich | 40 | 6 | 55 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 40 | 5 | 54 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 40 | 0 | 54 |
| 14 | Birmingham | 40 | -2 | 53 |