League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 48 | |
| 2 | Luton Town | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 44 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 43 | |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 40 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 40 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 36 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 34 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 32 | |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 30 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 29 | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 29 | |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 28 | |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 27 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 25 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 25 | |
| 18 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -4 | 25 | |
| 19 | Rochdale | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 24 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 21 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 20 | |
| 22 | Bradford City | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -17 | 18 | |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 17 | |
| 24 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | Peterboro | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Charlton | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Doncaster | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Wycombe | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Fleetwood | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 30 |
| 12 | Southend | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Acc. Stanley | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Burton | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 27 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 24 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 21 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 18 |
| 23 | Bristol R | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 17 |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 15 |
| Watford's Results | |||
| Dec 15 | Cardiff City | 3 - 2 | H |
| Dec 10 | Everton | 2 - 2 | A |
| Dec 4 | Manchester City | 1 - 2 | H |
| Watford's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 22 | West Ham United | A | |
| Dec 26 | Chelsea | H | |
| Dec 29 | Newcastle United | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Everton | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Watford | 17 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Leicester | 17 | 0 | 22 |