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