| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 19 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 19 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 19 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Birmingham City | 20 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Swindon Town | 21 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 21 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Portsmouth | 21 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Port Vale | 21 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Stoke City | 18 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 19 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 20 | Manchester City | 20 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Reading | 20 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Bradford City | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||