Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Sheffield Wednesday 18 41   7 2 0 19 7   5 3 1 13 7
2 Chelsea 20 38   6 2 1 24 7   4 6 1 17 12
3 Newcastle United 18 35   8 0 1 27 10   3 2 4 13 17
4 Manchester City 18 35   6 2 1 21 8   5 0 4 11 13
5 Charlton Athletic 19 31   7 3 0 16 6   1 4 4 8 17
6 Huddersfield Town 18 30   6 2 1 13 5   2 4 3 14 15
7 Grimsby Town 17 27   5 3 0 16 5   2 3 4 8 15
8 Blackburn Rovers 18 27   3 6 0 17 10   4 0 5 8 17
9 Carlisle United 17 25   4 4 1 6 1   2 3 3 9 10
10 Shrewsbury Town 18 25   5 3 1 15 8   1 4 4 7 15
11 Barnsley 18 24   4 3 2 15 11   3 0 6 13 14
12 Portsmouth 18 23   5 0 4 22 10   2 2 5 9 12
13 Middlesbrough 18 23   4 3 2 15 10   2 2 5 6 9
14 Cardiff City 18 22   6 1 2 17 9   1 0 8 4 14
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 22   4 2 3 19 11   2 2 5 12 22
16 Crystal Palace 17 22   4 1 3 7 7   2 3 4 12 14
17 Leeds United 17 20   4 2 2 12 9   1 3 5 9 17
18 Oldham Athletic 17 19   4 2 3 10 12   1 2 5 9 17
19 Derby County 18 19   3 3 3 12 15   2 1 6 4 19
20 Fulham 18 14   3 1 5 13 14   0 4 5 5 14
21 Cambridge United 18 10   2 3 4 11 15   0 1 8 4 21
22 Swansea City 18 9   2 2 6 6 12   0 1 7 7 22