Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 38 | |
| 3 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 36 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 36 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 30 | |
| 7 | Watford | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 30 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 25 | |
| 11 | Millwall | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 25 | |
| 13 | Swansea City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 21 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 21 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 20 | |
| 17 | Preston North End | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 19 | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -13 | 19 | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 18 | |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 18 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 17 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 27 | -20 | 17 | |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 16 | |
| 24 | Hull City | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sheff Utd | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Leeds | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Burnley | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 5 | Blackburn | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | Watford | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | WBA | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Sheff Wed | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 |
| 10 | Norwich | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 25 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Swansea | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Derby | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Preston | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 19 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | QPR | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 18 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 17 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 15 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Dec 10 | Norwich City | -1 - -1 | H |
| Dec 7 | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | H |
| Nov 30 | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | A |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 13 | Derby County | A | |
| Dec 21 | Coventry City | H | |
| Dec 26 | Watford | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wycombe | 18 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 17 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 18 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Stockport | 19 | 12 | 33 |