
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bromley | 36 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 70 | |
| 2 | MK Dons | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 65 | |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 65 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 64 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 63 | |
| 6 | Salford City | 35 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 58 | |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 56 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 56 | |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 56 | |
| 10 | Barnet | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 53 | |
| 11 | Walsall | 35 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 53 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 52 | |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 49 | |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 49 | |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 47 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 45 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -19 | 41 | |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 34 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 34 | -21 | 37 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 36 | -17 | 35 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 31 | -23 | 34 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 36 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -23 | 29 | |
| 22 | Barrow | 34 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -18 | 28 | |
| 23 | Newport County | 36 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -27 | 28 | |
| 24 | Harrogate Town | 36 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -30 | 27 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bromley | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 70 |
| 2 | MK Dons | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 67 | 35 | 32 | 65 |
| 3 | Cambridge | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 65 |
| 4 | Notts County | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 64 |
| 5 | Swindon | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 63 |
| 6 | Salford | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 58 |
| 7 | Grimsby | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 56 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 56 |
| 9 | Crewe | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 56 |
| 10 | Barnet | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 53 |
| 11 | Walsall | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 53 |
| 12 | Colchester | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 52 |
| 13 | Oldham | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 49 |
| 14 | Fleetwood | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 49 |
| 15 | Acc. Stanley | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 47 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 45 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 41 |
| 18 | Cheltenham | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 57 | -21 | 37 |
| 19 | Tranmere | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 35 |
| 20 | Bristol R | 35 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 34 |
| 21 | Crawley | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 29 |
| 22 | Barrow | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 28 |
| 23 | Newport | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 28 |
| 24 | Harrogate | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 56 | -30 | 27 |
| Northampton Town's Results | |||
| Mar 4 | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | A |
| Feb 28 | Peterborough United | 1 - 1 | H |
| Feb 24 | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | H |
| Northampton Town's Fixtures | |||
| Mar 8 | AFC Wimbledon | A | |
| Mar 14 | Burton Albion | H | |
| Mar 17 | Stockport County | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Blackpool | 35 | -14 | 38 |
| 21 | Orient | 34 | -13 | 36 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 35 | -15 | 35 |
| 23 | Northampton | 35 | -16 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 32 | -18 | 27 |