| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 39 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Sunderland | 39 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 38 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 36 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Bristol City | 38 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 39 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Oxford United | 38 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Hull City | 39 | 52 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 42 | |||
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 32 | |||
| 13 | 39 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | ||||
| 14 | Portsmouth | 39 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Notts. County | 39 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Orient | 38 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 38 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 39 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 34 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 37 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 35 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 33 | |||