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