| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunderland | 46 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 105 |
| 2. | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 87 |
| 3. | Ipswich | 46 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 |
| 4. | Birmingham | 46 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 81 |
| 5. | Watford | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 77 |
| 6. | Bolton | 46 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 76 |
| 7. | Wolves | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 73 |
| 8. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 67 |
| 9. | Norwich | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 62 |
| 10. | Huddersfield | 46 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 61 |
| 11. | Grimsby | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 61 |
| 12. | Barnsley | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 59 |
| 13. | West Brom | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 59 |
| 14. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 58 |
| 15. | Tranmere | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 56 |
| 16. | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 53 |
| 17. | Swindon | 46 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 50 |
| 18. | Crewe | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 48 |
| 19. | QPR | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 47 |
| 20. | Portsmouth | 46 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 47 |
| 21. | Bury | 46 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 47 |
| 22. | Port Vale | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 47 |
| 23. | Oxford Utd | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 44 |
| 24. | Bristol City | 46 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 42 |