| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30:21 | 9 | 27:11 |
| 2 |
|
Birmingham City | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 27:15 | 12 | 26:12 |
| 3 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36:16 | 20 | 25:13 |
| 4 |
|
Newcastle United | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39:20 | 19 | 25:13 |
| 5 |
|
West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 24:18 | 6 | 23:15 |
| 6 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30:28 | 2 | 23:15 |
| 7 |
|
Cardiff City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27:22 | 5 | 22:16 |
| 8 |
|
Southampton FC | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30:30 | 0 | 21:17 |
| 9 |
|
Bradford Park Avenue | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 33:31 | 2 | 19:19 |
| 10 |
|
Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25:25 | 0 | 19:19 |
| 11 |
|
Barnsley FC | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31:33 | -2 | 19:19 |
| 12 |
|
Coventry City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29:24 | 5 | 18:20 |
| 13 |
|
Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29:29 | 0 | 17:21 |
| 14 |
|
Chesterfield FC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23:23 | 0 | 17:19 |
| 15 |
|
Fulham FC | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 26:27 | -1 | 17:21 |
| 16 |
|
Luton Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 16:22 |
| 17 |
|
Bury FC | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24:28 | -4 | 15:23 |
| 18 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23:29 | -6 | 14:24 |
| 19 |
|
Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 14:24 |
| 20 |
|
Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11:30 | -19 | 14:24 |
| 21 |
|
Brentford FC | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18:40 | -22 | 13:25 |
| 22 |
|
Millwall FC | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22:31 | -9 | 12:24 |