| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Notts. County | 15 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 14 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 15 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 15 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Orient | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Newcastle United | 15 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 14 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Wrexham | 15 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Cambridge United | 15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Watford | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |||