| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 36 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 37 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 33 | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 37 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 36 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 36 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 33 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 37 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |||
| 14 | Hull City | 35 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Fulham | 37 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Orient | 33 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Burnley | 36 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Cardiff City | 35 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 21 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 40 | ||||
| 22 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | ||||