| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 29 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 29 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Northampton Town | 28 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 28 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 33 | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 27 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 29 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Preston North End | 29 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 28 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 35 | |||
| 12 | Rotherham United | 26 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 14 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Swindon Town | 29 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 40 | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 26 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Swansea Town | 28 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 38 | |||