| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Watford | 15 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 15 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 16 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 16 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 16 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Portsmouth | 17 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 15 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Gillingham | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Wimbledon | 14 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | |||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 16 | Norwich City | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 23 | Stockport County | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||