| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 22 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 22 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 22 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 21 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 21 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 22 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 22 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Orient | 21 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Carlisle United | 22 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | |||