| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 24 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Swansea City | 24 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 24 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Notts. County | 23 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Orient | 24 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 24 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 24 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Cambridge United | 23 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Watford | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 23 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Wrexham | 24 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 22 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 24 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |||