| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 32 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 30 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 31 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Carlisle United | 31 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 30 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Cardiff City | 30 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Portsmouth | 31 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 31 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 18 | Fulham | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 30 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Swansea City | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 40 | |||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 33 | |||