| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 86 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 38 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Carlisle United | 38 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Orient | 39 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 39 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 38 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 39 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Notts. County | 40 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 39 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Bristol City | 39 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Portsmouth | 40 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 46 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 37 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Hull City | 40 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 39 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 40 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 38 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 40 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 40 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 41 | |||