| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 42 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 72 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Bristol City | 42 | 72 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 42 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 34 | |||
| 6 | Notts. County | 42 | 68 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 67 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Orient | 42 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 42 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | |||
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 19 | 42 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 37 | ||||
| 20 | Oxford United | 42 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 21 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 37 | ||||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 38 | |||