| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Oxford United | 34 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Portsmouth | 36 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 36 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 35 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Leeds United | 36 | 58 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Fulham | 35 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Barnsley | 34 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 33 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 44 | |||
| 14 | Carlisle United | 36 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 38 | |||
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield United | 35 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 38 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 34 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | |||