| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Luton Town | 14 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Watford | 14 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Barnsley | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Cambridge United | 15 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Leicester City | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Chelsea | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Orient | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 21 | Wrexham | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |||