| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 29 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 27 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 28 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Leicester City | 30 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 29 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 29 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Wrexham | 29 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 30 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Orient | 30 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Swansea City | 29 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Cambridge United | 30 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Notts. County | 29 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 29 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 29 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 29 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 33 | |||