| 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 | Carlisle United | 18 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 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 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 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 | |||