| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Ham United | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Notts County | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Watford | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 15 | 0.75 |
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
