| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 20 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 20 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Notts. County | 20 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Swansea City | 19 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Cambridge United | 20 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Orient | 20 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 20 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Newcastle United | 20 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 12 | Cardiff City | 20 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Wrexham | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 19 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Watford | 19 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | |||