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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 28 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 22 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 19 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 18 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 17 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 13 | Swansea City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| 14 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 | |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 15 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 14 | |
| 17 | Derby County | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 13 | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 12 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 | |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 10 | |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 9 | |
| 23 | Norwich City | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 8 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -15 | -6 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Millwall | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Charlton | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Preston | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hull City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | QPR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Leicester | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | WBA | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Ipswich | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | Swansea | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Derby | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Southampton | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Blackburn | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| 22 | Sheff Utd | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 9 |
| 23 | Norwich | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 8 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | -6 |
| Port Vale's Results | |||
| Oct 18 | Wigan Athletic | 0 - 1 | A |
| Oct 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 - 1 | A |
| Oct 7 | Accrington Stanley | 2 - 0 | A |
| Port Vale's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 27 | Stockport County | H | |
| Nov 2 | Maldon & Tiptree | H | |
| Nov 8 | Bolton Wanderers | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 19 | Reading | 14 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Burton | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 13 | -1 | 13 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 14 | -9 | 12 |