League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 47 | |
| 2 | Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 41 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 40 | |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 39 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 37 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 35 | |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 35 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 31 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Coventry City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 29 | |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 28 | |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 27 | |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 27 | |
| 15 | Southend United | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 26 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 24 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 24 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -11 | 24 | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 22 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 21 | |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 17 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 17 | |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -16 | 15 | |
| 24 | Bradford City | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -21 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 47 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | Peterboro | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Charlton | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 | Doncaster | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Walsall | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | Acc. Stanley | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | Fleetwood | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 27 |
| 14 | Burton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Southend | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 24 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 21 |
| 21 | Bristol R | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 17 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Wimbledon | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 15 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 15 |
| Reading's Results | |||
| Dec 8 | Sheffield United | 0 - 2 | H |
| Dec 1 | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | H |
| Nov 27 | Leeds United | 0 - 1 | A |
| Reading's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 15 | Rotherham United | A | |
| Dec 22 | Middlesbrough | H | |
| Dec 26 | Millwall | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Rotherham | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Millwall | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 22 | Reading | 21 | -8 | 18 |
| 23 | Bolton | 21 | -14 | 18 |
| 24 | Ipswich | 21 | -20 | 11 |