| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 60 | 1.58 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 57 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 48 | 1.26 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Hull City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 37 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Leeds City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 36 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 33 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 33 | 0.87 |
| 15 | Glossop North End | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 79 | -26 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 83 | -23 | 31 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 67 | -22 | 30 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 29 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 73 | -27 | 28 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Burton United | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 68 | -34 | 23 | 0.61 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
