| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34:23 | 11 | 42 | |
| 2. | West Ham | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31:24 | 7 | 35 | |
| 3. | Derby | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28:24 | 4 | 31 | |
| 4. | Tranmere | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24:32 | -8 | 30 | |
| 5. | Peterborough | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25:37 | -12 | 30 | |
| 6. | Portsmouth | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32:37 | -5 | 29 | |
| 7. | Leicester | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28:40 | -12 | 29 | |
| 8. | Swindon | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33:36 | -3 | 26 | |
| 9. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24:35 | -11 | 25 | |
| 10. | Watford | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30:41 | -11 | 24 | |
| 11. | Charlton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21:27 | -6 | 23 | |
| 12. | Grimsby | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 25:32 | -7 | 22 | |
| 13. | Wolves | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20:30 | -10 | 22 | |
| 14. | Millwall | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19:32 | -13 | 22 | |
| 15. | Brentford | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24:41 | -17 | 22 | |
| 16. | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27:41 | -14 | 20 | |
| 17. | Luton | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22:36 | -14 | 20 | |
| 18. | Cambridge Utd | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19:37 | -18 | 19 | |
| 19. | Bristol City | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20:42 | -22 | 19 | |
| 20. | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25:45 | -20 | 17 | |
| 21. | Birmingham | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20:40 | -20 | 17 | |
| 22. | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16:36 | -20 | 17 | |
| 23. | Southend | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21:42 | -21 | 17 | |
| 24. | Notts Co | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22:49 | -27 | 15 |