The end of October table.
Code:
| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts |
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| 1st | | Cheltenham | | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 35 |
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| 2nd | | Leyton Orient | | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 30 |
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| 3rd | | Swansea | | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 26 |
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| 4th | | Boston Utd | | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 26 |
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| 5th | | Rushden | | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 26 |
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| 6th | | Cambridge | | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 25 |
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| 7th | | Southend | | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 22 |
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| 8th | | Scunthorpe | | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 20 |
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| 9th | | Grimsby | | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 19 |
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| 10th | | Shrewsbury | | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 |
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| 11th | | Lincoln | | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
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| 12th | | Chester | | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
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| 13th | | Northampton | | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
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| 14th | | Bristol Rovers | | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 16 |
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| 15th | | Notts Co | | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 |
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| 16th | | Oxford | | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 15 |
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| 17th | | Bury | | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 15 |
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| 18th | | Rochdale | | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 13 |
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| 19th | | Macclesfield | | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 12 |
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| 20th | | Wycombe | | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 12 |
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| 21st | | Darlington | | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 11 |
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| 22nd | | Yeovil | | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 11 |
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| 23rd | | Mansfield | | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 7 |
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| 24th | | Kidderminster | | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -21 | 7 |
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