| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 30 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Orient | 30 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 31 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Carlisle United | 29 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 32 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Sunderland | 29 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Bristol City | 31 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Millwall | 31 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 31 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 29 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 29 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 31 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 31 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 30 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 32 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 34 | |||