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