| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 25 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 24 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 24 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Leicester City | 24 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 23 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Wrexham | 24 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 22 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 24 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Swansea City | 24 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Orient | 24 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Notts. County | 24 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 24 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 24 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Cambridge United | 24 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Watford | 23 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||