| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derby | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34:27 | 7 | 41 | |
| 2. | Charlton | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29:25 | 4 | 37 | |
| 3. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31:28 | 3 | 35 | |
| 4. | Watford | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26:25 | 1 | 33 | |
| 5. | Ipswich | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28:28 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6. | Leicester | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21:31 | -10 | 31 | |
| 7. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21:28 | -7 | 29 | |
| 8. | Blackburn | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29:32 | -3 | 27 | |
| 9. | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32:39 | -7 | 27 | |
| 10. | Grimsby | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22:34 | -12 | 27 | |
| 11. | Wolves | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25:29 | -4 | 25 | |
| 12. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 19:24 | -5 | 25 | |
| 13. | Southend | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26:37 | -11 | 24 | |
| 14. | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19:32 | -13 | 22 | |
| 15. | Swindon | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 31:33 | -2 | 21 | |
| 16. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17:34 | -17 | 20 | |
| 17. | Brighton | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20:40 | -20 | 19 | |
| 18. | Portsmouth | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24:39 | -15 | 18 | |
| 19. | Newcastle | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28:54 | -26 | 17 | |
| 20. | Port Vale | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19:34 | -15 | 16 | |
| 21. | Bristol City | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25:47 | -22 | 16 | |
| 22. | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25:42 | -17 | 15 | |
| 23. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27:43 | -16 | 14 | |
| 24. | Plymouth | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16:38 | -22 | 10 |