| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 23 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 23 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 22 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Notts. County | 23 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 23 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 22 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 23 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 23 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Orient | 22 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 23 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 23 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 23 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 23 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||