| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 36 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Bristol City | 37 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 36 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 35 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Notts. County | 35 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 36 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 36 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Hull City | 36 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 36 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Orient | 35 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 36 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Oxford United | 36 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 36 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 30 | |||
| 22 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 31 | ||||