| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 34 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 34 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 4 | 34 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 5 | Manchester City | 34 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 33 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Leeds United | 34 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Cardiff City | 33 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Portsmouth | 34 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Fulham | 34 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Barnsley | 33 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 33 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Swansea City | 34 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 45 | |||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 37 | |||