| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nottingham | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 94 |
| 2. | Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 91 |
| 3. | Sunderland | 46 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 90 |
| 4. | Charlton | 46 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 88 |
| 5. | Ipswich | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 83 |
| 6. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 74 |
| 7. | Birmingham | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 74 |
| 8. | Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 65 |
| 9. | Wolves | 46 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 65 |
| 10. | West Brom | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 61 |
| 11. | Crewe | 46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 59 |
| 12. | Oxford Utd | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 58 |
| 13. | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 57 |
| 14. | Tranmere | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 56 |
| 15. | Norwich | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
| 16. | Huddersfield | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 53 |
| 17. | Bury | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 52 |
| 18. | Swindon | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 52 |
| 19. | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 49 |
| 20. | Portsmouth | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 49 |
| 21. | QPR | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 49 |
| 22. | Manchester City | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 48 |
| 23. | Stoke | 46 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 46 |
| 24. | Reading | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 42 |