Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |
| 5 | Derby County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| 6 | Norwich City | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 21 | |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 | |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 17 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 16 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 16 | |
| 19 | Reading | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -10 | 12 | |
| 21 | Preston North End | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 10 | |
| 22 | Millwall | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 10 | |
| 23 | Hull City | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 9 | |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Sheff Utd | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | WBA | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Leeds | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Derby | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Norwich | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Wigan | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Notts Forest | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Sheff Wed | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 18 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Birmingham | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Swansea | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 16 | QPR | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Bolton | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Rotherham | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 12 |
| 21 | Preston | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 10 |
| 22 | Millwall | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Hull City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 9 |
| 24 | Ipswich | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 9 |
| Nottingham Forest's Results | |||
| Oct 20 | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | H |
| Oct 6 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | A |
| Oct 3 | Millwall | 2 - 2 | H |
| Nottingham Forest's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 24 | Bolton Wanderers | A | |
| Oct 27 | Leeds United | A | |
| Oct 30 | Burton Albion | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Blackburn | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Wigan | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Notts Forest | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Sheff Wed | 13 | 0 | 19 |