| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 26 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 27 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 26 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 25 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 26 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 25 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 26 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 26 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Orient | 25 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Hull City | 26 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 26 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 21 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 26 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | |||