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