| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 34 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Notts. County | 34 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Cambridge United | 34 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Chelsea | 35 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Luton Town | 33 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Swansea City | 33 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 34 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Watford | 34 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 34 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Orient | 34 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 35 | |||
| 16 | Wrexham | 33 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 34 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 34 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 35 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 35 | |||