| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 30 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 28 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Coventry City | 30 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 29 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 29 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Birmingham City | 30 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 29 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 29 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 34 | |||
| 10 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 28 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 29 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 29 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Notts. County | 29 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Leicester City | 29 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Brentford | 31 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 43 | |||
| 18 | Swansea Town | 29 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 40 | |||
| 19 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 41 | ||||
| 20 | Luton Town | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Chesterfield | 30 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 38 | |||