| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Luton Town | 34 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Watford | 35 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 36 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 36 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Leicester City | 33 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Barnsley | 35 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Norwich City | 35 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 35 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 35 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 41 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 35 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Cambridge United | 35 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Wrexham | 34 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 33 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Orient | 33 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 29 | |||