| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 22 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 23 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 22 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Leicester City | 22 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Birmingham City | 21 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 22 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 21 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||||
| 10 | Preston North End | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Orient | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Notts. County | 22 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Swansea City | 22 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Watford | 22 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Cambridge United | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Burnley | 22 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |||