| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 40 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Blackpool | 41 | 64 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Carlisle United | 40 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 5 | Orient | 40 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 40 | 60 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Fulham | 41 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 57 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 41 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | |||
| 12 | Notts. County | 41 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 41 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 46 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 41 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Bristol City | 41 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 39 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Oxford United | 40 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 39 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 40 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 42 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 41 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 41 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | |||