League Two League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Salford City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2 | Barnet | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | York City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
| 6 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |
| 8 | Exeter City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 18 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | Gillingham | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 17 | |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 | |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 16 | |
| 16 | Newport County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 15 | |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 14 | |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 12 | |
| 21 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 12 | |
| 22 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 12 | |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 11 | |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Salford | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | York | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Acc. Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 13 | Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Bristol R | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Fleetwood | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 11 |
| 24 | Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 6 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| Oct 24 | Millwall | 2 - 1 | H |
| Oct 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | A |
| Oct 17 | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | A |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 31 | Burnley | A | |
| Nov 3 | Swansea City | H | |
| Nov 7 | Stoke City | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Sheff Utd | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Millwall | 12 | -1 | 15 |