| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Norwich City | 22 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Millwall | 22 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Carlisle United | 22 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 22 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 22 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 22 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 22 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Portsmouth | 22 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 22 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Oxford United | 21 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 22 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 22 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Orient | 22 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 22 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Watford | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 26 | |||