League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 7 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 12 | |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 12 | |
| 10 | Oxford United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 | |
| 13 | Stevenage | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 9 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 8 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 8 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 8 | |
| 19 | Bromley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 8 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 6 | |
| 22 | MK Dons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 | |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 | |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Sheff Wed | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Stockport | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Cambridge | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | Burton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | Orient | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Wycombe | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Leicester | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Mansfield | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 8 |
| 20 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Doncaster | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 |
| 22 | MK Dons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 |
| 23 | Peterboro | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 5 |
| 24 | Wigan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Sep 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 2 | H |
| Sep 12 | Charlton Athletic | 0 - 0 | A |
| Sep 5 | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | H |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 11 | Southampton | A | |
| Oct 14 | Sheffield United | H | |
| Oct 17 | Norwich City | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheff Utd | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 8 | -2 | 7 |