Oldham will then have played two games more than Cardiff so even if they win we can still catch up and overtake by winning games in hand.
Division 2 top half of the table
| Team | P | Home | Away | Pts | Goal Diff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| Wigan | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 62 | 30 |
| Crewe | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 50 | 23 |
| Cardiff | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 50 | 21 |
| Oldham | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 50 | 21 |
| Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 49 | 21 |
| QPR | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 5 |
| Tranmere | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 38 | -4 |
| Luton | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 37 | -7 |
| Plymouth | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 3 |
| Brentford | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 3 |
| Blackpool | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 36 | -2 |