| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 23 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Blackpool | 22 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 20 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 21 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 21 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 22 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 21 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Hull City | 20 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Notts. County | 18 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 22 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 20 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Orient | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 22 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 | ||||