| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Luton Town | 16 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Watford | 15 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 16 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Chelsea | 16 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 16 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Cambridge United | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 16 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 16 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Leicester City | 15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 17 | Rotherham United | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Wrexham | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 21 | Orient | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |||