Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Town | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 44 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 37 | |
| Watford | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 34 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 33 | |
| Chelsea | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 32 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 31 | |
| Barnsley | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 30 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 30 | |
| Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 26 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 26 | |
| Norwich City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 25 | |
| Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 | |
| Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 24 | |
| Crystal Palace | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 23 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 23 | |
| Derby County | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 | |
| Rotherham United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | |
| Cambridge United | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 21 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 20 | |
| Wrexham | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 18 | |
| Orient | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 18 | |
| Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 17 |