| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 57 | +27 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 24 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 56 | +33 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 39 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 42 | 56 | +27 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 31 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 55 | +26 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 44 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 42 | 50 | +31 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 39 |
| 6 | Notts. County | 42 | 44 | -12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 60 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 42 | +2 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 59 | 57 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 42 | -4 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 55 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 42 | -14 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 70 |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 41 | +3 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 |
| 11 | Orient | 42 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 51 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 42 | 40 | -8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 52 |
| 13 | Burnley | 42 | 40 | -11 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 62 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 39 | -9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 61 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 42 | 38 | +3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 42 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 38 | -12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 60 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 42 | 37 | -9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 52 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 42 | 36 | +3 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 57 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 35 | -9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 34 | -17 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 69 |
| 21 | Millwall | 42 | 32 | -19 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 61 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 30 | -31 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 72 |