| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bristol City | 33 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 30 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 32 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 32 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 33 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 33 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 33 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 32 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 33 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Blackpool | 32 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 17 | 33 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | ||||
| 18 | Orient | 31 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 33 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 33 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 22 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 29 | ||||