| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 28 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 25 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 26 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 26 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 25 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Portsmouth | 26 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Leeds United | 24 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 25 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Fulham | 26 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Cambridge United | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 29 | |||
| 22 | Swansea City | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | |||