| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 26 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Swansea City | 26 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 26 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Notts. County | 25 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 26 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Cambridge United | 24 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Orient | 26 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Wrexham | 26 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Watford | 26 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 24 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 25 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 26 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28 | |||