League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 27 | |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 20 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 16 | |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 16 | |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| 15 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 13 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 12 | |
| 19 | MK Dons | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 12 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 11 | |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 9 | |
| 22 | Southend United | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 4 | |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -23 | -8 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ipswich | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Wycombe | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Peterboro | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Bristol R | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Fleetwood | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Rotherham | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | Doncaster | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Burton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Tranmere | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | MK Dons | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 12 |
| 20 | Acc. Stanley | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 |
| 21 | Wimbledon | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Southend | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 4 |
| 23 | Bolton | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 25 | -23 | -8 |
| Gillingham's Results | |||
| Oct 12 | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | A |
| Oct 8 | Ipswich Town | 0 - 4 | A |
| Oct 5 | Southend United | 3 - 1 | H |
| Gillingham's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 19 | Peterborough United | H | |
| Oct 22 | Shrewsbury Town | A | |
| Oct 26 | Accrington Stanley | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Shrewsbury | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Burton | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 14 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 12 | -7 | 13 |