| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 42 | 57 | +47 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 101 | 54 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 56 | +36 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 57 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 55 | +38 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 107 | 69 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 54 | +25 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 54 |
| 5 | Fulham | 42 | 52 | +38 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 97 | 59 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 52 | +25 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 50 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 45 | +9 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 74 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 44 | -1 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 69 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 44 | -3 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 66 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 42 | +5 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 42 | +2 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 73 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 41 | -2 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 79 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 40 | +3 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 86 | 83 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 40 | -4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 74 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 37 | -14 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 77 |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | 36 | -21 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 42 | 35 | -25 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 88 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 42 | 33 | -36 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 101 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 31 | -27 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 99 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 42 | 31 | -27 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 42 | 30 | -36 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 80 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 27 | -32 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 88 |