| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Oxford United | 23 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 27 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 24 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 26 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 26 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Barnsley | 24 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Fulham | 26 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 25 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield United | 27 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Carlisle United | 26 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | |||