Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Middlesbrough 21 40   8 1 2 21 8   4 3 3 11 11
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 37   8 1 2 23 11   3 3 4 14 12
3 Tranmere Rovers 21 36   8 2 0 26 11   2 4 5 9 14
4 Bolton Wanderers 21 35   7 2 1 18 5   3 3 5 15 19
5 Barnsley 21 35   7 3 1 16 7   3 2 5 8 15
6 Reading 21 33   4 4 2 10 6   5 2 4 14 14
7 Sheffield United 21 32   7 2 2 19 8   2 3 5 14 15
8 Grimsby Town 21 32   6 4 1 18 9   2 4 4 11 15
9 Southend United 21 31   7 1 2 14 7   2 3 6 9 25
10 Stoke City 21 30   6 2 3 20 10   2 4 4 5 15
11 Luton Town 20 29   2 2 6 14 18   6 3 1 17 11
12 Oldham Athletic 21 29   6 3 2 18 11   2 2 6 10 16
13 Watford 21 29   5 4 1 14 9   2 4 5 8 15
14 Derby County 20 27   4 4 2 13 8   3 2 5 9 11
15 Sunderland 21 25   1 6 3 8 10   4 4 3 14 10
16 Millwall 21 25   5 4 2 19 12   1 3 6 8 16
17 Port Vale 21 24   5 2 3 15 10   1 4 6 9 17
18 Burnley 20 24   2 5 2 12 11   3 4 4 9 14
19 Charlton Athletic 20 23   3 3 4 14 14   2 5 3 16 18
20 21 23   5 5 2 18 14   1 0 8 10 21
21 West Bromwich Albion 21 21   5 2 2 11 8   0 4 8 7 22
22 Portsmouth 21 20   2 4 5 11 17   2 4 4 10 16
23 Bristol City 21 19   3 3 5 9 15   2 1 7 8 15
24 Notts. County 21 18   3 4 3 13 14   1 2 8 8 17