| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 22 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 22 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 21 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 22 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 21 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Rotherham United | 22 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 22 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 15 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | ||||
| 16 | Preston North End | 22 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 22 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 21 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Swansea Town | 22 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 22 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 29 | |||