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