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