Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 23 | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 22 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | |
| 13 | Millwall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 15 | |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 15 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 15 | |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 | |
| 17 | Wrexham | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 14 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 14 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 14 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 | |
| 21 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 11 | |
| 22 | Burnley | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 8 | |
| 23 | Derby County | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 7 | |
| 24 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| 4 | Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | WBA | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 | Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Sheff Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 14 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Norwich | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 | Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 5 |
| Northampton Town's Results | |||
| Oct 24 | Colchester United | 2 - 0 | H |
| Oct 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 - 1 | H |
| Oct 17 | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | A |
| Northampton Town's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 31 | Accrington Stanley | A | |
| Nov 7 | York City | A | |
| Nov 10 | Gillingham | H | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Rochdale | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Fleetwood | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Northampton | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | Oldham | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Colchester | 12 | -5 | 12 |