League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | |
| 2 | Stevenage | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 17 | |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 17 | |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 17 | |
| 14 | Exeter City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | Luton Town | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 16 | |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 14 | |
| 17 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 14 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 14 | |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 13 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 13 | |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 12 | |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 10 | |
| 24 | Blackpool | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Stockport | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Bolton | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Mansfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Wigan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Northampton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Doncaster | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Exeter | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Orient | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 | Wycombe | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 | Peterboro | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 10 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 |
| Southampton's Results | |||
| Oct 25 | Blackburn Rovers | -1 - -1 | A |
| Oct 21 | Bristol City | 1 - 3 | A |
| Oct 18 | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | H |
| Southampton's Fixtures | |||
| Nov 1 | Preston North End | H | |
| Nov 5 | Queens Park Rangers | A | |
| Nov 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Swansea | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 | Derby | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 11 | -3 | 9 |