League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 27 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 25 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Walsall | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Coventry City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 20 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 18 | |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 17 | |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 | |
| 16 | Rochdale | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | -7 | 16 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 12 | |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 12 | |
| 19 | Gillingham | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 12 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 11 | |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 | |
| 22 | Bradford City | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 10 | |
| 23 | Oxford United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 9 | |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Peterboro | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Acc. Stanley | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 25 |
| 6 | Doncaster | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Walsall | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Fleetwood | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 |
| 11 | Southend | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 13 | Charlton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Burton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Wycombe | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | Bristol R | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 10 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 9 |
| 24 | Plymouth | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 7 |
| Reading's Results | |||
| Oct 20 | Millwall | -1 - -1 | H |
| Oct 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 4 | A |
| Oct 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 1 | H |
| Reading's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 23 | Birmingham City | A | |
| Oct 27 | Swansea City | A | |
| Nov 3 | Bristol City | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 19 | Rotherham | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Millwall | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 21 | Reading | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 22 | Preston | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 23 | Ipswich | 13 | -9 | 9 |