| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester City | 15 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 16 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Fulham | 14 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 15 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 9 | Stockport County | 15 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield United | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Walsall | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Swindon Town | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 24 | Port Vale | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||