| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 90 | +27 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 83 | +25 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 74 | +9 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 49 | 
| 4 | Leicester City | 46 | 73 | +13 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | 
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 72 | +16 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | 
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 71 | +5 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 
| 7 | Notts. County | 46 | 68 | -4 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 69 | 
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 68 | +13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 67 | +12 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 
| 10 | Stoke City | 46 | 67 | -2 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 59 | 
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 65 | +3 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 58 | 
| 12 | Sunderland | 46 | 65 | -3 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 57 | 
| 13 | Bristol City | 46 | 64 | -3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 59 | -1 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 64 | 
| 15 | 46 | 59 | -4 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 67 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 59 | +5 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 
| 17 | Portsmouth | 46 | 58 | -6 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 55 | -12 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 67 | 
| 19 | Watford | 46 | 54 | -14 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 80 | 
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | 53 | -4 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | 
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 51 | -9 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | 
| 22 | Birmingham City | 46 | 51 | -17 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | 
| 23 | Oxford United | 46 | 49 | -21 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | 
| 24 | Peterborough United | 46 | 37 | -28 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 76 |