| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oxford United | 23 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 26 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 24 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 25 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 25 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 23 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Fulham | 25 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 25 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 26 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Carlisle United | 25 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | |||