
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 40 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 41 | 87 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 39 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 32 | 77 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 69 | |
| 4 | Bradford City | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 68 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 66 | |
| 6 | Reading | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 62 | |
| 7 | Stevenage | 39 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 61 | |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 59 | |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 59 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 58 | |
| 11 | Luton Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 58 | |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 52 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 38 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -1 | 51 | |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 39 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 50 | |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 40 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -7 | 50 | |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 40 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | -10 | 50 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -19 | 50 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 35 | -15 | 48 | |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 41 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 47 | |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 39 | -13 | 46 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 41 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | -11 | 43 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 39 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 32 | -23 | 37 | |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 40 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 36 | -24 | 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 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 34 | 41 | 87 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 41 | 32 | 77 |
| 3 | Bolton | 40 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 69 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 68 |
| 5 | Stockport | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 9 | 66 |
| 6 | Reading | 41 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 52 | 9 | 62 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 61 |
| 8 | Wycombe | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 59 |
| 9 | Plymouth | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 59 |
| 10 | Huddersfield | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 58 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 58 |
| 12 | Mansfield | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 52 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 51 |
| 14 | Peterboro | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 50 |
| 15 | Orient | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 50 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 50 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 50 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 41 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 48 |
| 19 | Burton | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 47 |
| 20 | Wigan | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 46 |
| 21 | Exeter | 41 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 43 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 37 |
| 23 | Northampton | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 57 | -24 | 35 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 54 | -25 | 31 |
| Nottingham Forest's Results | |||
| Mar 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 - 0 | A |
| Mar 15 | Fulham | 0 - 0 | H |
| Mar 4 | Manchester City | 2 - 2 | A |
| Nottingham Forest's Fixtures | |||
| Apr 12 | Aston Villa | H | |
| Apr 19 | Burnley | H | |
| Apr 24 | Sunderland | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Palace | 30 | -2 | 39 |
| 15 | Leeds | 31 | -11 | 33 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 31 | -12 | 32 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 31 | -10 | 30 |
| 18 | West Ham | 31 | -21 | 29 |