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