| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 55 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 24 | ||
| 2nonMover | Chelsea | 41 | 53 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 31 | ||
| 3nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 52 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 31 | ||
| 5nonMover | Notts. County | 41 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 40 | ||
| 6nonMover | Blackpool | 40 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | ||
| 7nonMover | Luton Town | 41 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 30 | ||
| 8nonMover | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 31 | ||
| 9nonMover | Southampton | 40 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40 | ||
| 10nonMover | Millwall | 41 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | ||
| 11nonMover | Sheffield United | 41 | 40 | -7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | ||
| 12nonMover | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 38 | -11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 41 | ||
| 13nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 37 | -13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 36 | ||
| 14nonMover | Hull City | 40 | 36 | -4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 | ||
| 15nonMover | Burnley | 41 | 36 | -16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 42 | ||
| 16nonMover | Fulham | 41 | 35 | -6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 35 | ||
| 17nonMover | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 34 | -17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 41 | ||
| 18nonMover | Cardiff City | 40 | 33 | -10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | ||
| 19nonMover | Carlisle United | 41 | 33 | -26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | ||
| 20nonMover | Orient | 39 | 32 | -17 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 32 | ||
| 21nonMover | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 32 | -19 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 40 | ||
| 22nonMover | Hereford United | 40 | 28 | -23 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 47 | ||