
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 40 | |
| 3 | Bromley | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 39 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 38 | |
| 5 | MK Dons | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 36 | |
| 6 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 33 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 32 | |
| 11 | Colchester United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 31 | |
| 12 | Gillingham | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 30 | |
| 13 | Barnet | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 28 | |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 27 | |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 26 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 24 | |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 24 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -9 | 21 | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 19 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 18 | |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -23 | 18 | |
| 23 | Harrogate Town | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -17 | 17 | |
| 24 | Newport County | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Walsall | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Swindon | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Bromley | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Notts County | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | Salford | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Cambridge | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Fleetwood | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Crewe | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Colchester | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 31 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 30 |
| 13 | Barnet | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Oldham | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| 15 | Grimsby | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 27 |
| 16 | Tranmere | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 26 |
| 17 | Acc. Stanley | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Cheltenham | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 24 |
| 19 | Barrow | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 19 |
| 21 | Crawley | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 18 |
| 22 | Bristol R | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 18 |
| 23 | Harrogate | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 17 |
| 24 | Newport | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 13 |
| Notts County's Results | |||
| Dec 20 | Walsall | 0 - 0 | H |
| Dec 13 | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | A |
| Dec 9 | MK Dons | 3 - 2 | H |
| Notts County's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | Chesterfield | A | |
| Dec 29 | MK Dons | A | |
| Jan 1 | Accrington Stanley | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Swindon | 21 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Bromley | 21 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Notts County | 21 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 21 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | Salford | 21 | 2 | 36 |