League Two League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Salford City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2 | Barnet | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 18 | |
| 6 | York City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |
| 12 | Newport County | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 15 | |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | |
| 14 | Rochdale | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 15 | |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 15 | |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 15 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 14 | |
| 19 | Colchester United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 12 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 12 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 11 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 11 | |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 | |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Salford | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Barnet | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Crewe | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | York | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Exeter | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Acc. Stanley | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Newport | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Tranmere | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Swindon | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Bristol R | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Fleetwood | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 |
| 19 | Colchester | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Oldham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Northampton | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 24 | Crawley | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough's Results | |||
| Oct 17 | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | H |
| Oct 13 | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | A |
| Oct 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | H |
| Middlesbrough's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 23 | Bolton Wanderers | A | |
| Oct 31 | Charlton Athletic | H | |
| Nov 4 | Wrexham | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | WBA | 11 | 3 | 20 |