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