| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 22 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 22 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Swansea City | 22 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 22 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Cambridge United | 22 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Orient | 22 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 22 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Luton Town | 22 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Wrexham | 22 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 21 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 21 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Watford | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 22 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24 | |||