Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 22 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | WBA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Preston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Charlton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Leicester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Norwich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Swansea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Ipswich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | QPR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Derby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
| 23 | Sheff Utd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Aug 16 | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | H |
| Aug 12 | Reading | 1 - 2 | H |
| Aug 9 | Oxford United | 1 - 0 | A |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 23 | West Bromwich Albion | A | |
| Aug 30 | Preston North End | H | |
| Sep 14 | Southampton | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Norwich | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Swansea | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Millwall | 2 | -2 | 3 |