| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 24 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Carlisle United | 22 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Portsmouth | 22 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Barnsley | 22 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 22 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Leeds United | 21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 22 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Fulham | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Swansea City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 24 | |||