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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 22 | |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |
| 7 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
| 8 | Reading | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |
| 9 | Stevenage | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 15 | |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 14 | |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 14 | |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 14 | |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 12 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 11 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 10 | |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 9 | |
| 20 | MK Dons | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 9 | |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 9 | |
| 22 | Barnsley | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 8 | |
| 23 | Bromley | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -16 | 8 | |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stockport | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Cambridge | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Sheff Wed | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Reading | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Leicester | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Mansfield | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Orient | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Burton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Wycombe | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| 20 | MK Dons | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 9 |
| 21 | Peterboro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 8 |
| 23 | Bromley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 8 |
| 24 | Wigan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 7 |
| Reading's Results | |||
| Oct 17 | Wigan Athletic | 0 - 1 | A |
| Oct 13 | Chelsea U21 | 0 - 2 | H |
| Oct 10 | MK Dons | 5 - 1 | A |
| Reading's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 21 | Leyton Orient | H | |
| Oct 24 | Barnsley | H | |
| Oct 31 | Plymouth Argyle | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Sheff Wed | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Reading | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 10 | 1 | 15 |