Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Middlesbrough 18 36   7 1 1 16 6   4 2 3 10 10
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 34   7 1 2 22 11   3 3 3 14 11
3 Tranmere Rovers 18 32   7 2 0 24 10   2 3 4 7 11
4 Bolton Wanderers 19 29   6 2 1 17 5   2 3 5 14 19
5 Luton Town 19 29   2 2 5 11 12   6 3 1 17 11
6 Barnsley 18 29   5 3 1 12 5   3 2 4 7 13
7 Reading 18 28   4 3 2 9 5   4 1 4 12 13
8 Grimsby Town 19 28   6 3 1 18 9   1 4 4 9 14
9 Watford 19 28   5 4 1 14 9   2 3 4 7 13
10 Sheffield United 19 26   6 2 2 17 8   1 3 5 8 12
11 Derby County 19 26   4 3 2 13 8   3 2 5 9 11
12 Southend United 19 25   6 1 2 12 7   1 3 6 7 24
13 Sunderland 18 24   1 6 2 8 9   4 3 2 14 8
14 Stoke City 18 24   5 2 2 18 9   1 4 4 4 15
15 Burnley 19 24   2 5 2 12 11   3 4 3 9 12
16 Oldham Athletic 19 23   5 3 2 15 9   1 2 6 9 16
17 Port Vale 18 23   5 1 3 15 10   1 4 4 7 13
18 Charlton Athletic 19 23   3 3 4 14 14   2 5 2 15 16
19 19 22   5 4 2 16 12   1 0 7 10 19
20 Millwall 19 19   3 4 2 16 12   1 3 6 8 16
21 Portsmouth 18 19   2 3 4 10 15   2 4 3 10 12
22 Bristol City 18 19   3 3 3 8 12   2 1 6 7 13
23 West Bromwich Albion 19 18   4 2 2 9 7   0 4 7 7 20
24 Notts. County 18 14   2 4 3 12 14   1 1 7 8 16