League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 30 | |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 27 | |
| 3 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 25 | |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 24 | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 23 | |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Walsall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Southend United | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 | |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 14 | |
| 16 | Rochdale | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -9 | 13 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 12 | |
| 19 | Gillingham | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 11 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 11 | |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 | |
| 22 | Bradford City | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 10 | |
| 23 | Oxford United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 9 | |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Peterboro | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 25 |
| 4 | Doncaster | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Acc. Stanley | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Walsall | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Fleetwood | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | Southend | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Charlton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 15 | Burton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 | Wycombe | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 11 |
| 21 | Bristol R | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 9 |
| 24 | Plymouth | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 7 |
| Watford's Results | |||
| Oct 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 - 4 | H |
| Sep 29 | Arsenal | 0 - 2 | A |
| Sep 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 - 2 | A |
| Watford's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | |
| Oct 27 | Huddersfield Town | H | |
| Nov 3 | Newcastle United | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Wolves | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Man Utd | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Watford | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Leicester | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Everton | 8 | 1 | 12 |