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