| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 21 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 20 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 20 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Leicester City | 20 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Wrexham | 20 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 20 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Sunderland | 20 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Swansea City | 20 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Notts. County | 20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 20 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Orient | 21 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 20 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Cambridge United | 20 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Watford | 20 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Fulham | 20 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Burnley | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |||