League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 44 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 42 | |
| 3 | Wrexham | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 42 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 39 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 27 | |
| 12 | Exeter City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 27 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 26 | |
| 14 | Stevenage | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 26 | |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 25 | |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 24 | |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 23 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 22 | |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 21 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 19 | |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 17 | |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 12 | |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -20 | 12 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wycombe | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Birmingham | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Stockport | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Reading | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Bolton | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Charlton | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Exeter | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 26 |
| 15 | Orient | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 25 |
| 16 | Peterboro | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 24 |
| 17 | Wigan | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 23 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Bristol R | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | Northampton | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Crawley | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 19 |
| 22 | Cambridge | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 17 |
| 23 | Burton | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 12 |
| Southampton's Results | |||
| Dec 22 | Fulham | 0 - 0 | A |
| Dec 18 | Liverpool | 1 - 2 | H |
| Dec 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 - 5 | H |
| Southampton's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | West Ham United | H | |
| Dec 29 | Crystal Palace | A | |
| Jan 4 | Brentford | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sheff Utd | 22 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | Leeds | 22 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Burnley | 21 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 22 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Blackburn | 21 | 7 | 37 |