| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 35 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 69 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 35 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 31 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 35 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 35 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Leeds United | 35 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Cardiff City | 34 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 35 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 34 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 35 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 34 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Swansea City | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 45 | |||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 35 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 37 | |||