| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Orient | 28 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 27 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Carlisle United | 27 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 28 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Hull City | 29 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Notts. County | 27 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Portsmouth | 26 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Bristol City | 28 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 27 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Millwall | 28 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 27 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 29 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Aston Villa | 27 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 28 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 28 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 28 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | |||