| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Orient | 25 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 24 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Carlisle United | 24 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 25 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 24 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Portsmouth | 23 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 25 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Fulham | 24 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Bristol City | 25 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Sunderland | 24 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 24 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 25 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Millwall | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 25 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 24 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |||