| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 27 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 25 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 25 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Portsmouth | 25 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 24 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 24 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Leeds United | 23 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Fulham | 25 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 25 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Swansea City | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 29 | |||