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