League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 40 | |
| 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 40 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 39 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 33 | |
| 6 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 27 | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 24 | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 23 | |
| 13 | Stevenage | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 22 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 22 | |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 21 | |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 21 | |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 21 | |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 21 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 20 | |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 19 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 19 | |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 16 | |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 11 | |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wycombe | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Stockport | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Bolton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Exeter | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Charlton | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Peterboro | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | Orient | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Northampton | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Bristol R | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Rotherham | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 20 |
| 20 | Wigan | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 21 | Crawley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Cambridge | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
| 23 | Burton | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 11 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 11 |
| 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 |