| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 19 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 18 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 18 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 19 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Millwall | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Notts. County | 17 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Southampton | 18 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Carlisle United | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 21 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||||
| 22 | Orient | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||