Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 45 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 37 | 48 | 93 | |
| West Ham United | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 41 | 38 | 85 | |
| Portsmouth | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 45 | 33 | 85 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 55 | 16 | 78 | |
| Swindon Town | 45 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 74 | 58 | 16 | 76 | |
| Leicester City | 45 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 76 | |
| Millwall | 45 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 70 | |
| Grimsby Town | 45 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 64 | |
| Derby County | 45 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 63 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 45 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 61 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 45 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 61 | |
| Peterborough United | 45 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 61 | |
| Barnsley | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 57 | |
| Watford | 45 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 55 | |
| Oxford United | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 53 | |
| Bristol City | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 53 | |
| Luton Town | 45 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 51 | |
| Sunderland | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 50 | |
| Southend United | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 49 | |
| Brentford | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 49 | |
| Notts County | 45 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 49 | |
| Cambridge United | 45 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 49 | |
| Birmingham City | 45 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 48 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 45 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 87 | -35 | 38 |