| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 17 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Barnsley | 16 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 15 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | |||
| 7 | Oxford United | 17 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| 10 | Port Vale | 18 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Stoke City | 15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Portsmouth | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Southend United | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Manchester City | 16 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Reading | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 23 | Bradford City | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||