| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 14 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Watford | 15 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 13 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Bradford City | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Port Vale | 15 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 15 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| 17 | Barnsley | 15 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 19 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 20 | Bristol City | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Oxford United | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 24 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | |||