Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Middlesbrough 23 44   8 1 2 21 8   5 4 3 15 12
2 Tranmere Rovers 23 39   9 2 1 29 13   2 4 5 9 14
3 Barnsley 23 38   8 3 1 20 8   3 2 6 8 16
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 37   8 1 2 23 11   3 3 6 17 20
5 Bolton Wanderers 23 37   7 3 1 21 8   3 4 5 16 20
6 Reading 23 37   5 5 2 14 8   5 2 4 14 14
7 Sheffield United 23 34   7 3 2 20 9   2 4 5 14 15
8 Stoke City 23 34   6 3 3 20 10   3 4 4 6 15
9 Grimsby Town 23 33   6 4 1 18 9   2 5 5 15 22
10 Watford 23 33   6 5 1 16 9   2 4 5 8 15
11 Oldham Athletic 23 32   7 3 2 22 12   2 2 7 10 18
12 Derby County 23 31   5 4 2 14 8   3 3 6 10 14
13 Luton Town 23 31   2 3 6 14 18   6 4 2 17 12
14 Millwall 23 31   5 4 2 19 12   3 3 6 10 16
15 Southend United 23 31   7 1 3 14 8   2 3 7 10 28
16 Sunderland 23 29   2 7 3 11 11   4 4 3 14 10
17 Charlton Athletic 22 29   5 3 4 19 15   2 5 3 16 18
18 West Bromwich Albion 23 27   7 2 2 13 8   0 4 8 7 22
19 Port Vale 22 25   5 3 3 17 12   1 4 6 9 17
20 23 25   5 5 2 18 14   1 2 8 12 23
21 Burnley 21 24   2 5 3 12 14   3 4 4 9 14
22 Portsmouth 23 23   2 4 5 11 17   3 4 5 11 18
23 Bristol City 23 19   3 3 5 9 15   2 1 9 8 18
24 Notts. County 23 18   3 4 5 13 16   1 2 8 8 17