League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Stevenage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 15 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | |
| 19 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | |
| 20 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 | |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | |
| 24 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stevenage | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Stockport | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Doncaster | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Wigan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Burton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Bolton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Exeter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Mansfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 20 | Wycombe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Northampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| 23 | Peterboro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 24 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 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 |