League Two League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | MK Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Gillingham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | Bromley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9 | Salford City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 14 | Barrow | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | |
| 15 | Barnet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 17 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 5 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 19 | Newport County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 | |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 1 | |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 1 | |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Crewe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | MK Dons | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Grimsby | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Bromley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Walsall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Swindon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Salford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Tranmere | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | Harrogate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Fleetwood | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Cambridge | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Barrow | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Barnet | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Colchester | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Oldham | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 | Newport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Bristol R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Acc. Stanley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 22 | Crawley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 1 |
| 24 | Cheltenham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
| Stoke City's Results | |||
| Aug 26 | Bradford City | 0 - 3 | H |
| Aug 23 | Southampton | 2 - 1 | A |
| Aug 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 0 | A |
| Stoke City's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 30 | West Bromwich Albion | H | |
| Sep 13 | Birmingham City | H | |
| Sep 20 | Queens Park Rangers | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | WBA | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Preston | 3 | 2 | 7 |