| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Notts. County | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 13 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 14 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Orient | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Cambridge United | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Newcastle United | 14 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Wrexham | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 12 | Watford | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Luton Town | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |||