| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 85 | +41 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 75 | +24 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 70 | +28 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 |
| 4 | Fulham | 42 | 69 | +17 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 67 | +22 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 63 | +13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 47 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 61 | +17 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64 | 47 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 60 | +5 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 48 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 42 | 57 | +2 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 42 | 51 | -18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 |
| 13 | Derby County | 42 | 49 | -9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 |
| 14 | 42 | 48 | -2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 70 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 48 | -9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 52 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 48 | -21 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 48 | -23 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 47 | -10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 47 | -25 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 45 | -23 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 |
| 21 | Burnley | 42 | 44 | -10 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 66 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 44 | -19 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 61 |