| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 21 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 21 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Watford | 20 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 21 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Burnley | 21 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 22 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Wimbledon | 21 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Barnsley | 22 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Norwich City | 21 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Gillingham | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Stockport County | 22 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |||