Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 19 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 15 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 11 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 12 | Swansea City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Hull City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 | |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 10 | |
| 19 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 8 | |
| 20 | Derby County | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 8 | |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 7 | |
| 22 | Oxford United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 | |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -12 | 6 | |
| 24 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 19 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Leicester | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Preston | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | QPR | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | WBA | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Millwall | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Swansea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Charlton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Hull City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Southampton | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Norwich | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Derby | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 | Sheff Wed | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 6 |
| 24 | Sheff Utd | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 3 |
| Scunthorpe United's Results | |||
| Oct 11 | King's Lynn Town | 4 - 2 | H |
| Oct 7 | Morecambe | 3 - 1 | H |
| Oct 4 | Carlisle United | 0 - 1 | H |
| Scunthorpe United's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 18 | Boston United | A | |
| Oct 21 | Eastleigh | A | |
| Oct 25 | Aldershot | H | |
| Table | ||||
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