
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | |
| 2 | Stevenage | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 18 | |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 17 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 17 | |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 17 | |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 17 | |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 16 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 19 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 15 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 15 | |
| 21 | Port Vale | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 13 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 13 | |
| 23 | Blackpool | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 12 | |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Stockport | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Bolton | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Mansfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Doncaster | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Wigan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Orient | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Rotherham | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Northampton | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Wycombe | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 18 | Exeter | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Burton | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 12 |
| 24 | Peterboro | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 10 |
| Cheltenham Town's Results | |||
| Oct 25 | Walsall | 1 - 0 | H |
| Oct 18 | Newport County | 2 - 0 | A |
| Oct 11 | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | A |
| Cheltenham Town's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 28 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | H | |
| Nov 1 | Bradford City | H | |
| Nov 10 | Notts County | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 18 | Tranmere | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 19 | Harrogate | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham | 14 | -15 | 14 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 22 | Acc. Stanley | 13 | -4 | 12 |