| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 30 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Luton Town | 29 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Notts. County | 28 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 30 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Millwall | 28 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Southampton | 27 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Hull City | 28 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 28 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield United | 27 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Orient | 24 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Carlisle United | 29 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 30 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Burnley | 30 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 22 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 34 | ||||