Premier League League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |
| 4 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 5 | |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 5 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 3 | |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 3 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 3 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Man City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Brighton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Leeds | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Ipswich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Man Utd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Nottm Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Tottenham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 |
| 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 |