| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Luton Town | 29 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Watford | 31 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 32 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 30 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 30 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Leicester City | 28 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Norwich City | 31 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Chelsea | 30 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Cambridge United | 30 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Derby County | 31 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 40 | |||
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Wrexham | 29 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Orient | 28 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 30 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | |||