| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Bury | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Gateshead | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Hull City | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Fulham | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 20 | 0.95 |
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
