| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 16 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Watford | 17 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Burnley | 17 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 17 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 17 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Portsmouth | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 16 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 13 | Norwich City | 16 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Gillingham | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Barnsley | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 23 | Stockport County | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||