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