| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Notts. County | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Hull City | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Luton Town | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Southampton | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Burnley | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Orient | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||||