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