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