Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 43 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 31 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Bristol City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 29 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 28 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Wrexham | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 25 | |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 25 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 24 | |
| 15 | Watford | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 24 | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 24 | |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 23 | |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 20 | |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 19 | |
| 20 | Swansea City | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 17 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 17 | |
| 22 | Oxford United | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 | |
| 23 | Norwich City | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 13 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -22 | -4 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 32 | 43 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 | Millwall | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 31 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Preston | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 8 | Hull City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Derby | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 12 | WBA | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | QPR | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Southampton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Watford | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 16 | Leicester | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Charlton | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 23 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 | Sheff Utd | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Swansea | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 17 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 16 |
| 23 | Norwich | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 13 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -22 | -4 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Nov 29 | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | H |
| Nov 26 | Sheffield United | 0 - 3 | A |
| Nov 22 | Millwall | 3 - 1 | H |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 6 | Charlton Athletic | A | |
| Dec 9 | Swansea City | A | |
| Dec 13 | Blackburn Rovers | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 19 | Sheff Utd | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Swansea | 18 | -9 | 17 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 18 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 18 | -6 | 16 |
| 23 | Norwich | 18 | -10 | 13 |