| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oxford United | 39 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 39 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 39 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 39 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Portsmouth | 39 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 62 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 39 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | |||
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Barnsley | 39 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 39 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 46 | |||
| 14 | Carlisle United | 40 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 41 | |||
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 42 | |||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 39 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 39 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 38 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Cardiff City | 39 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 39 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 39 | |||