| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 3 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 7 | York City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Hull City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 13 | Notts County | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Millwall | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 2 | 0.18 |
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
