Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 14 | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 14 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 13 | |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 11 | |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 11 | |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
| 19 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 9 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 8 | |
| 21 | Burnley | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 8 | |
| 22 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 8 | |
| 23 | Derby County | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 6 | |
| 24 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Swansea | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | WBA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | West Ham | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | QPR | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Wolves | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Millwall | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Charlton | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 14 | Bolton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Sheff Utd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 |
| 19 | Norwich | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 |
| 21 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 |
| Oxford United's Results | |||
| Oct 10 | Notts County | 2 - 1 | A |
| Oct 6 | Exeter City | 2 - 2 | A |
| Sep 19 | Cambridge United | 1 - 1 | H |
| Oxford United's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 15 | Mansfield Town | A | |
| Oct 20 | Wigan Athletic | H | |
| Oct 24 | Bradford City | H | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| 7 | Sheff Wed | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Burton | 10 | -2 | 12 |