| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oxford United | 15 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Portsmouth | 16 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 16 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 16 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 16 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 16 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 16 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Carlisle United | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Notts. County | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |||