League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| 4 | Stevenage | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 10 | |
| 13 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 9 | |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 7 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 6 | |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 | |
| 20 | Reading | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 | |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 | |
| 22 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 | |
| 23 | Port Vale | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 2 | |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Doncaster | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Stockport | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Mansfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Orient | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Exeter | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | Wigan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Rotherham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Plymouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Wycombe | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
| 20 | Reading | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Burton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 | Peterboro | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 1 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Aug 30 | Preston North End | 1 - 0 | H |
| Aug 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 1 | A |
| Aug 16 | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | H |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Sep 14 | Southampton | A | |
| Sep 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | |
| Sep 27 | Ipswich Town | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Swansea | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Preston | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | 4 | 6 |