
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 71 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 63 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 62 | |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 60 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Wrexham | 35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 57 | |
| 7 | Southampton | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 53 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 51 | |
| 9 | Watford | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 50 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 34 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 49 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 35 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 47 | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -8 | 47 | |
| 16 | Swansea City | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 46 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 35 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 45 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -11 | 41 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -10 | 39 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -13 | 38 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 | -18 | 35 | |
| 22 | Leicester City | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | -9 | 34 | |
| 23 | Oxford United | 35 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -16 | 32 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -50 | -7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 38 | 34 | 71 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 63 |
| 3 | Millwall | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 62 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 60 |
| 5 | Hull City | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 60 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 35 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 57 |
| 7 | Southampton | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 53 |
| 8 | Derby | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 51 |
| 9 | Watford | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 51 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Preston | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 49 |
| 13 | Sheff Utd | 35 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 48 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 47 |
| 15 | QPR | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 47 |
| 16 | Swansea | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 46 |
| 17 | Norwich | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 45 |
| 18 | Charlton | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 41 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 39 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 38 |
| 21 | WBA | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 35 |
| 22 | Leicester | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 56 | -9 | 34 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 32 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 35 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 71 | -50 | -7 |
| Colchester United's Results | |||
| Feb 28 | Salford City | 0 - 1 | H |
| Feb 21 | Barnet | 4 - 1 | H |
| Feb 17 | Cambridge United | 1 - 1 | A |
| Colchester United's Fixtures | |||
| Mar 3 | Chesterfield | A | |
| Mar 7 | Newport County | A | |
| Mar 13 | Crawley Town | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Walsall | 33 | 6 | 53 |
| 11 | Grimsby | 33 | 9 | 52 |
| 12 | Colchester | 33 | 13 | 49 |
| 13 | Acc. Stanley | 34 | 1 | 46 |
| 14 | Oldham | 32 | 6 | 45 |