League Two League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | MK Dons | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 43 | |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 41 | |
| 3 | Bury | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 35 | |
| 5 | Newport County | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 35 | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 34 | |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 32 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 | |
| 10 | Stevenage | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 31 | |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 30 | |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 | |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | -2 | 27 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 26 | |
| 15 | Port Vale | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 26 | |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 26 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -5 | 25 | |
| 18 | Morecambe | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 25 | |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 23 | |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 22 | |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 21 | |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 19 | |
| 23 | Notts County | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -21 | 16 | |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -22 | 13 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | MK Dons | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 43 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | Bury | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 36 |
| 4 | Mansfield | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Newport | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 35 |
| 6 | Tranmere | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Forest Green | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | Colchester | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Exeter | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Stevenage | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Swindon | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Oldham | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 29 |
| 13 | Carlisle | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Northampton | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 26 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Crawley | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Crewe | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 25 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Grimsby | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 22 |
| 21 | Yeovil | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| 22 | Cambridge | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 19 |
| 23 | Notts County | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 16 |
| 24 | Macclesfield | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 13 |
| Southend United's Results | |||
| Dec 8 | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | A |
| Dec 5 | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | A |
| Dec 1 | Barnsley | 2 - 4 | H |
| Southend United's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 15 | Accrington Stanley | H | |
| Dec 22 | Rochdale | H | |
| Dec 26 | Oxford United | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Fleetwood | 21 | 5 | 27 |
| 14 | Burton | 20 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Southend | 21 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 21 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 21 | -3 | 24 |