| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 28 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 30 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 29 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 28 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 29 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 29 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Carlisle United | 30 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 29 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 30 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Hull City | 30 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Orient | 27 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 29 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 30 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 22 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 29 | ||||