| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 28 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Notts. County | 28 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Millwall | 28 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Bristol City | 28 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Swindon Town | 29 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 26 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 27 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Port Vale | 28 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Oxford United | 28 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 27 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 23 | Watford | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 24 | Hull City | 29 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 44 | |||