| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 35 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Carlisle United | 35 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 36 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Orient | 35 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 35 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Notts. County | 37 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 35 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Aston Villa | 34 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Millwall | 36 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 37 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 36 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 44 | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 36 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 36 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 38 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 36 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 34 | |||
| 21 | Oxford United | 35 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 37 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 40 | |||