| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester City | 32 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 31 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 31 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Oxford United | 29 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 32 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 31 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 29 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | |||
| 14 | Wimbledon | 29 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 36 | |||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 32 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 37 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 31 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 31 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 31 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | |||