| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 27 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 26 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Leicester City | 27 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Luton Town | 26 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 25 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 24 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 26 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Wrexham | 27 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 27 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Orient | 26 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Swansea City | 26 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Notts. County | 27 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 27 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Cambridge United | 27 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 26 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 29 | |||
| 22 | Fulham | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |||