| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 35 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 33 | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 35 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 34 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Leicester City | 35 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 35 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 54 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 35 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 33 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Wrexham | 35 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Cardiff City | 35 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 36 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Orient | 35 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Cambridge United | 36 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Swansea City | 35 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Notts. County | 35 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 35 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 35 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 41 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 34 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 40 | |||