| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 31 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 31 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 29 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Luton Town | 32 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Stoke City | 30 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 36 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 31 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 40 | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 31 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 34 | |||
| 15 | Notts. County | 30 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Burnley | 32 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 30 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 19 | Orient | 29 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 31 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Millwall | 29 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | |||