| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Portsmouth | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Carlisle United | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 18 | Leeds United | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Cambridge United | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 21 | Derby County | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 22 | Swansea City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||