| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 22 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Sunderland | 21 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 21 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Oxford United | 22 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 21 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Bristol City | 21 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Hull City | 22 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Blackpool | 22 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 22 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 22 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 15 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | ||||
| 16 | Southampton | 20 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Orient | 21 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 22 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Millwall | 21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |||