| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
| 2. | Nottingham | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 3. | Birmingham | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| 4. | Ipswich | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| 5. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 6. | Charlton | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| 7. | Crewe | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| 8. | West Brom | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 9. | Manchester City | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 |
| 10. | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 11. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 12. | Tranmere | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 13. | Bury | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 14. | Huddersfield | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 15. | Wolves | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 |
| 16. | Norwich | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 17. | Portsmouth | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 18. | Swindon | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 19. | Bradford City | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 20. | Stoke | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 21. | Stockport County | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| 22. | QPR | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 23. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 24. | Reading | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 |