| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oxford United | 13 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Portsmouth | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 14 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Barnsley | 14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 14 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 14 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Carlisle United | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Notts. County | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | |||