| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Luton Town | 36 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Carlisle United | 36 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Orient | 36 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 37 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 36 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 37 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 38 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Aston Villa | 35 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 38 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 14 | Millwall | 37 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 37 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 44 | |||
| 16 | Bristol City | 37 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 37 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 39 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 36 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 37 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 38 | |||
| 22 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 41 | ||||