Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 25 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 15 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 15 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 | |
| 16 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 12 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 11 | |
| 19 | Wrexham | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 10 | |
| 20 | Oxford United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 9 | |
| 21 | Sheffield United | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 9 | |
| 22 | Norwich City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 8 | |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 7 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -13 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Millwall | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Hull City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Leicester | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | WBA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Preston | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Charlton | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | QPR | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Birmingham | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Ipswich | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 14 | Swansea | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 18 | Derby | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 |
| 21 | Sheff Utd | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 |
| 22 | Norwich | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Blackburn | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 6 |
| Scunthorpe United's Results | |||
| Oct 21 | Eastleigh | 1 - 1 | A |
| Oct 18 | Boston United | 1 - 1 | A |
| Oct 11 | King's Lynn Town | 4 - 2 | H |
| Scunthorpe United's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 25 | Aldershot | H | |
| Nov 1 | Blackpool | A | |
| Nov 4 | Rochdale | A | |
| Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |