Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 33 | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 31 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 31 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Bristol City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 24 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 22 | |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
| 15 | Millwall | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 21 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 21 | |
| 17 | Reading | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 18 | |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 18 | |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 16 | |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 15 | |
| 21 | Luton Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 14 | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 13 | |
| 23 | Stoke City | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 11 | |
| 24 | Barnsley | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | WBA | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Preston | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Swansea | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Notts Forest | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Sheff Wed | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Brentford | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 24 |
| 10 | QPR | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Charlton | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Hull City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Birmingham | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Millwall | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Derby | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Reading | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Wigan | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 14 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 13 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 11 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 9 |
| Port Vale's Results | |||
| Nov 9 | MK Dons | 1 - 0 | A |
| Nov 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 - 0 | A |
| Oct 26 | Oldham Athletic | 0 - 0 | H |
| Port Vale's Fixtures | |||
| Nov 16 | Carlisle United | H | |
| Nov 23 | Scunthorpe United | A | |
| Dec 7 | Walsall | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Colchester | 17 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Northampton | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Salford | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Cambridge | 17 | 5 | 23 |