| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Barnsley | 23 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 24 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Oxford United | 24 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Port Vale | 24 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 22 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Birmingham City | 23 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 23 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 24 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Swindon Town | 23 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 19 | Reading | 24 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Manchester City | 23 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 22 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | ||||
| 23 | Bradford City | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||