| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 17 | +44 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 16 | +42 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Fulham | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Hull City | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Bury | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Gateshead | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 12 | 0.60 |
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
