
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 35 | 77 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 73 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 64 | |
| 4 | Bradford City | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 61 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 56 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 55 | |
| 7 | Reading | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 54 | |
| 8 | Stevenage | 35 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 54 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 53 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 52 | |
| 11 | Luton Town | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 34 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 48 | |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 35 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 46 | |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 34 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -6 | 46 | |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 44 | |
| 16 | Exeter City | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 42 | |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -12 | 40 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -20 | 40 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -12 | 39 | |
| 20 | Blackpool | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 38 | |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 38 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 35 | |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 36 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 35 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 27 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 77 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 73 |
| 3 | Bolton | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 64 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 61 |
| 5 | Stockport | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 56 |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 55 |
| 7 | Reading | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 54 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 54 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 53 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 48 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 48 |
| 13 | Peterboro | 35 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 46 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 46 |
| 15 | Mansfield | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 44 |
| 16 | Exeter | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 42 |
| 17 | Burton | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 40 |
| 18 | Doncaster | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 40 |
| 19 | Orient | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 39 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 38 |
| 21 | Wigan | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 38 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 35 |
| 23 | Northampton | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 27 |
| Oxford United's Results | |||
| Mar 6 | Preston North End | 3 - 1 | A |
| Feb 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | H |
| Feb 25 | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | A |
| Oxford United's Fixtures | |||
| Mar 11 | Blackburn Rovers | H | |
| Mar 14 | Charlton Athletic | H | |
| Mar 21 | Southampton | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Blackburn | 36 | -13 | 39 |
| 21 | Leicester | 37 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | WBA | 36 | -18 | 36 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 36 | -14 | 35 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 37 | -51 | -6 |