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