Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Charlton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Leicester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | Derby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
| Northampton Town's Results | |||
| Aug 19 | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | H |
| Aug 16 | Stevenage | 0 - 2 | A |
| Aug 12 | Southampton | 0 - 1 | H |
| Northampton Town's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 23 | Exeter City | H | |
| Aug 30 | Leyton Orient | A | |
| Sep 6 | Reading | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 4 | 3 | 9 |