| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 12 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Watford | 12 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | 13 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Portsmouth | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Barnsley | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Gillingham | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Norwich City | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Stockport County | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||