| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 31 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 31 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 30 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 32 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 29 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 31 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 31 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Reading | 31 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 31 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 29 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 31 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 30 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Bradford City | 30 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 26 | |||