| 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 | Sheffield United | 21 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Barnsley | 21 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 20 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Birmingham City | 22 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Oxford United | 22 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 20 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Swindon Town | 22 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Port Vale | 22 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 22 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Reading | 22 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||