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