Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 29 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 28 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 26 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 26 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | |
| 7 | Southampton | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 23 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 21 | |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Millwall | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 18 | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 | |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 18 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -8 | 18 | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 17 | |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 15 | |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 15 | |
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 14 | |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 14 | |
| 22 | Burnley | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 10 | |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 10 | |
| 24 | Preston North End | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | Swansea | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | WBA | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Southampton | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 24 |
| 8 | West Ham | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 23 |
| 9 | Sheff Utd | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Norwich | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | QPR | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 21 |
| 13 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Blackburn | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Bolton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 17 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 15 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 14 |
| 21 | Charlton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 | Burnley | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 5 |
| Oxford United's Results | |||
| Nov 4 | Reading | 2 - 0 | H |
| Oct 31 | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | A |
| Oct 27 | Stockport County | 1 - 0 | H |
| Oxford United's Fixtures | |||
| Nov 7 | Stevenage | H | |
| Nov 10 | Cheltenham Town | H | |
| Nov 14 | Peterborough United | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Huddersfield | 14 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Stockport | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 13 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 14 | 2 | 23 |