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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Walsall | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 39 | |
| 2 | Notts County | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 37 | |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 37 | |
| 4 | Bromley | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | |
| 5 | MK Dons | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 33 | |
| 6 | Salford City | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 31 | |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 28 | |
| 13 | Barnet | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 28 | |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 27 | |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 26 | |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 21 | |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 21 | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 19 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 18 | |
| 22 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 17 | |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -23 | 17 | |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 13 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Walsall | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Notts County | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | Swindon | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Bromley | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 33 |
| 6 | Salford | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Crewe | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Cambridge | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Fleetwood | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Colchester | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 28 |
| 13 | Barnet | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 28 |
| 14 | Grimsby | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 27 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 26 |
| 16 | Oldham | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Acc. Stanley | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 24 |
| 18 | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 21 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 |
| 21 | Crawley | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 18 |
| 22 | Harrogate | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Bristol R | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 17 |
| 24 | Newport | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 13 |
| Bolton Wanderers's Results | |||
| Dec 13 | Exeter City | 2 - 1 | H |
| Dec 9 | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | A |
| Dec 6 | Swindon Town | 0 - 4 | A |
| Bolton Wanderers's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 20 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | |
| Dec 26 | Rotherham United | H | |
| Dec 29 | Mansfield Town | H | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Bradford City | 19 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 20 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Bolton | 19 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 18 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Stockport | 19 | 2 | 32 |