| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 29 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 28 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 6 | Stoke City | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Leeds United | 28 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Millwall | 29 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 29 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Reading | 29 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 27 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 29 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Barnsley | 28 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 27 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Bradford City | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||