Matches on TV
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Sep 14 | Southampton | 0 - 0 | A |
| Aug 30 | Preston North End | 1 - 0 | H |
| Aug 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 1 | A |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Sep 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | |
| Sep 27 | Ipswich Town | A | |
| Oct 1 | Watford | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Swansea | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Norwich | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 5 | -1 | 7 |