Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Charlton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Leicester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | Derby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
| Birmingham City's Results | |||
| Aug 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | A |
| Aug 13 | Sheffield United | 2 - 1 | H |
| Aug 8 | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | H |
| Birmingham City's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 23 | Oxford United | H | |
| Aug 26 | Port Vale | H | |
| Aug 29 | Leicester City | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Charlton | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Leicester | 2 | 0 | 3 |