League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 38 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 37 | |
| 4 | Stevenage | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 35 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 35 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 34 | |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 28 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 27 | |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 27 | |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 | |
| 15 | Reading | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 25 | |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 25 | |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -7 | 25 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 24 | |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 24 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 23 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 23 | |
| 22 | Blackpool | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 23 | |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -14 | 22 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 20 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Stockport | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Bolton | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Orient | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Northampton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Wigan | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 26 |
| 15 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 | Peterboro | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 25 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Burton | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Exeter | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 |
| 21 | Mansfield | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 23 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 23 |
| 23 | Doncaster | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 22 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 |
| Cheltenham Town's Results | |||
| Dec 19 | Barrow | 2 - 1 | A |
| Dec 13 | Harrogate Town | 1 - 1 | H |
| Dec 9 | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | A |
| Cheltenham Town's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | Shrewsbury Town | H | |
| Dec 29 | Swindon Town | H | |
| Jan 1 | Crewe Alexandra | A | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Tranmere | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 17 | Acc. Stanley | 21 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Cheltenham | 21 | -16 | 24 |
| 19 | Barrow | 21 | -9 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 21 | -14 | 19 |