
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 41 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 42 | 90 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 78 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 71 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 70 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 67 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 64 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 62 | |
| 8 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 62 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 61 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 61 | |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 59 | |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 53 | |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 40 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 51 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 39 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -4 | 51 | |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -8 | 50 | |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 41 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | -13 | 50 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -22 | 50 | |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 41 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 40 | -11 | 49 | |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 48 | |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 36 | -16 | 48 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | -8 | 46 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 39 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 32 | -23 | 37 | |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 41 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 36 | -26 | 35 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 38 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -25 | 31 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 77 | 35 | 42 | 90 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 42 | 32 | 78 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 41 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 71 |
| 4 | Bolton | 41 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 59 | 42 | 17 | 70 |
| 5 | Stockport | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 67 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 64 |
| 7 | Plymouth | 41 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 62 |
| 8 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 62 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 61 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 61 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 59 |
| 12 | Mansfield | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 53 |
| 13 | Peterboro | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 51 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 51 |
| 15 | Orient | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 50 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 50 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 50 |
| 18 | Wigan | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 49 |
| 19 | Burton | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 48 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 48 |
| 21 | Exeter | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 46 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 37 |
| 23 | Northampton | 41 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 60 | -26 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 54 | -25 | 31 |
| Middlesbrough's Results | |||
| Apr 6 | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | A |
| Apr 3 | Millwall | 1 - 2 | H |
| Mar 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 - 0 | A |
| Middlesbrough's Fixtures | |||
| Apr 11 | Portsmouth | H | |
| Apr 19 | Ipswich Town | A | |
| Apr 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 40 | 42 | 83 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 39 | 29 | 72 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 21 | 72 |
| 4 | Millwall | 41 | 9 | 72 |
| 5 | Hull City | 40 | 5 | 67 |