
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 25 | |
| 3 | MK Dons | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Salford City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| 10 | Barnet | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 19 | |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 19 | |
| 13 | Bromley | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| 14 | Colchester United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 15 | Barrow | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 17 | |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 17 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 14 | |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 14 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 | |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 12 | |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 11 | |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 9 | |
| 24 | Newport County | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Walsall | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Swindon | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 3 | MK Dons | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Grimsby | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Salford | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Notts County | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 9 | Cambridge | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Barnet | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 11 | Crewe | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Fleetwood | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Bromley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Colchester | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | Barrow | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Bristol R | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Oldham | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Tranmere | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 14 |
| 19 | Harrogate | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 14 |
| 20 | Acc. Stanley | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | Cheltenham | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 11 |
| 23 | Crawley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 9 |
| 24 | Newport | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 8 |
| Chesterfield's Results | |||
| Oct 18 | Fleetwood Town | 1 - 1 | H |
| Oct 11 | Salford City | 2 - 0 | H |
| Oct 7 | Burton Albion | 1 - 0 | H |
| Chesterfield's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 25 | Tranmere Rovers | A | |
| Nov 1 | Stevenage | A | |
| Nov 8 | Accrington Stanley | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Grimsby | 13 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 13 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Salford | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Notts County | 13 | 8 | 21 |