| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Chelsea | 42 | 88 | +50 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 23 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 88 | +38 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 3nonMover | Newcastle United | 42 | 80 | +32 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 35 | ||
| 4nonMover | Manchester City | 42 | 70 | +18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | ||
| 5nonMover | Grimsby Town | 42 | 70 | +13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | ||
| 6nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 64 | +9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | ||
| 7nonMover | Carlisle United | 42 | 64 | +7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 8nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 61 | -4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 35 | ||
| 9nonMover | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 60 | +9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 43 | ||
| 10nonMover | Leeds United | 42 | 60 | -1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 40 | ||
| 11nonMover | Fulham | 42 | 57 | +7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | ||
| 12nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 57 | +7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 13nonMover | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 57 | -11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 38 | ||
| 14nonMover | Cardiff City | 42 | 54 | -11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 39 | ||
| 15nonMover | Barnsley | 42 | 52 | +4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 30 | ||
| 16nonMover | Portsmouth | 42 | 49 | +9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | ||
| 17nonMover | Middlesbrough | 42 | 49 | -6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 29 | ||
| 18nonMover | Crystal Palace | 42 | 47 | -10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | ||
| 19nonMover | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 47 | -26 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 46 | ||
| 20nonMover | Derby County | 42 | 42 | -36 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 46 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swansea City | 42 | 29 | -49 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 57 | ||
| 22nonMover | Cambridge United | 42 | 24 | -49 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 44 | ||