| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 35 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 34 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 34 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 35 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Norwich City | 34 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 35 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 36 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 10 | 35 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 31 | ||||
| 11 | Southampton | 34 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Notts. County | 35 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 35 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 35 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Orient | 34 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 35 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 35 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 31 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 34 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 32 | |||