| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 17 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 17 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 18 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 17 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Cambridge United | 18 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Orient | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 18 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Luton Town | 18 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 17 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 18 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Watford | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Preston North End | 17 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 18 | Wrexham | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||