| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Southampton | 40 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | |||
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 39 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 41 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 42 | |||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 55 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 40 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 40 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 40 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 50 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 40 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 14 | Burnley | 40 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 40 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Notts. County | 39 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 48 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 39 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 48 | |||
| 19 | Orient | 38 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 39 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 40 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 26 | |||