| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Orient | 26 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 25 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Carlisle United | 25 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 26 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 24 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Portsmouth | 24 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Hull City | 26 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Bristol City | 26 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 25 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 25 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 25 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 26 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 26 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Millwall | 25 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 25 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |||