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 Bolton Wanderers 22 36   7 3 1 21 8   3 3 5 15 19
4 Tranmere Rovers 22 36   8 2 1 26 12   2 4 5 9 14
5 Barnsley 22 35   7 3 1 16 7   3 2 6 8 16
6 Sheffield United 22 33   7 2 2 19 8   2 4 5 14 15
7 Reading 21 33   4 4 2 10 6   5 2 4 14 14
8 Grimsby Town 22 33   6 4 1 18 9   2 5 4 14 18
9 Stoke City 22 33   6 2 3 20 10   3 4 4 6 15
10 Derby County 22 31   5 4 2 14 8   3 3 5 9 11
11 Southend United 22 31   7 1 3 14 8   2 3 6 9 25
12 Luton Town 21 30   2 3 6 14 18   6 3 1 17 11
13 Watford 22 30   5 5 1 14 9   2 4 5 8 15
14 Oldham Athletic 22 29   6 3 2 18 11   2 2 7 10 18
15 Sunderland 22 28   2 6 3 10 10   4 4 3 14 10
16 Millwall 22 28   5 4 2 19 12   2 3 6 9 16
17 Charlton Athletic 21 26   4 3 4 16 14   2 5 3 16 18
18 Port Vale 22 25   5 3 3 17 12   1 4 6 9 17
19 Burnley 20 24   2 5 2 12 11   3 4 4 9 14
20 22 24   5 5 2 18 14   1 1 8 12 23
21 Portsmouth 22 23   2 4 5 11 17   3 4 4 11 16
22 West Bromwich Albion 21 21   5 2 2 11 8   0 4 8 7 22
23 Bristol City 22 19   3 3 5 9 15   2 1 8 8 17
24 Notts. County 22 18   3 4 4 13 15   1 2 8 8 17