| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Sunderland | 27 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 26 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Swindon Town | 26 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 25 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 26 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Portsmouth | 26 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 24 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Rotherham United | 25 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Northampton Town | 26 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Norwich City | 26 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 26 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 25 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 24 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 20 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 31 | ||||
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | |||