| Pos. | Equipa | J | V | E | D | +/- | Pts. | Formação |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 85 | DVVEE |
| 2 | Ipswich | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 75 | EVEVV |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 73 | DEVDE |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 72 | EEDED |
| 5 | Southampton | 41 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 69 | VVVVV |
| 6 | Hull | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 68 | DVEED |
| 7 | Wrexham | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 64 | DVEDD |
| 8 | Derby | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 63 | VVDVD |
| 9 | Norwich | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 58 | DVEVD |
| 10 | Bristol C. | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 58 | EDVVE |
| 11 | Q.P.R. | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 58 | VVVEE |
| 12 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 57 | VEDED |
| 13 | Preston | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | -3 | 57 | DVEEV |
| 14 | Swansea | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 57 | DDEEV |
| 15 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 56 | EDDDV |
| 16 | Stoke | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 55 | VDVDE |
| 17 | Sheff.Utd | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 54 | EDEDV |
| 18 | Charlton | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 49 | EDDED |
| 19 | Blackburn | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 48 | VEVEE |
| 20 | W.B.A. | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | -14 | 46 | VVEEE |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 45 | DDEEV |
| 22 | Oxford | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 44 | EDEEV |
| 23 | Leicester | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | -10 | 41 | DEEED |
| 24 | Sheff.Wed | 42 | 1 | 11 | 30 | -57 | -4 | DDDEE |