Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 34   7 1 1 22 9   3 3 3 14 11
2 Middlesbrough 17 33   7 1 1 16 6   3 2 3 8 10
3 Bolton Wanderers 18 29   6 2 1 17 5   2 3 4 14 16
4 Tranmere Rovers 17 29   7 2 0 24 10   1 3 4 4 10
5 Reading 17 28   4 3 1 8 2   4 1 4 12 13
6 Grimsby Town 18 27   6 2 1 16 7   1 4 4 9 14
7 Watford 18 27   5 3 1 14 9   2 3 4 7 13
8 Luton Town 18 26   2 2 5 11 12   5 3 1 15 10
9 Barnsley 17 26   4 3 1 9 5   3 2 4 7 13
10 Southend United 18 25   6 1 2 12 7   1 3 5 7 22
11 Sheffield United 18 23   5 2 2 15 8   1 3 5 8 12
12 Derby County 18 23   4 3 2 13 8   2 2 5 7 11
13 Charlton Athletic 18 23   3 3 3 14 12   2 5 2 15 16
14 Stoke City 17 23   5 2 2 18 9   1 3 4 4 15
15 Burnley 18 23   2 5 2 12 11   3 3 3 7 10
16 18 22   5 4 1 15 10   1 0 7 10 19
17 Sunderland 17 21   1 6 2 8 9   3 3 2 10 7
18 Port Vale 17 20   4 1 3 13 9   1 4 4 7 13
19 Oldham Athletic 18 20   4 3 2 13 9   1 2 6 9 16
20 Millwall 18 19   3 4 2 16 12   1 3 5 7 14
21 Portsmouth 17 19   2 3 3 9 11   2 4 3 10 12
22 Bristol City 17 19   3 3 3 8 12   2 1 5 7 11
23 West Bromwich Albion 18 18   4 2 2 9 7   0 4 6 7 18
24 Notts. County 17 11   1 4 3 10 14   1 1 7 8 16