| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 58 | 56 | 1.655 | 38 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 60 | 51 | 1.266 | 16 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 70 | 49 | 1.400 | 28 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 62 | 48 | 1.354 | 22 |
| 5 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 80 | 47 | 1.137 | 11 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 70 | 46 | 1.228 | 16 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 85 | 70 | 46 | 1.214 | 15 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | 44 | .860 | -12 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 61 | 43 | 1.131 | 8 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 83 | 43 | .975 | -2 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 77 | 86 | 43 | .895 | -9 |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | 41 | 1.178 | 13 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 78 | 41 | .974 | -2 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 41 | .846 | -10 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 64 | 40 | .812 | -12 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 75 | 92 | 39 | .815 | -17 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 73 | 38 | .876 | -9 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 56 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 77 | 96 | 38 | .802 | -19 |
| 19 | Bury | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 77 | 36 | .883 | -9 |
| 20 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 90 | 34 | .711 | -26 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 88 | 30 | .784 | -19 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 65 | 86 | 30 | .755 | -21 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 62 | 2.033 | 62 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 49 | 54 | 1.775 | 38 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 61 | 54 | 1.770 | 47 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 52 | 1.192 | 10 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 50 | 1.454 | 25 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 72 | 49 | 1.027 | 2 |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 47 | 1.211 | 11 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 88 | 78 | 45 | 1.128 | 10 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 95 | 80 | 44 | 1.187 | 15 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 84 | 44 | .880 | -10 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 43 | 1.011 | 1 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 43 | .944 | -4 |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 42 | .967 | -2 |
| 14 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 40 | .888 | -8 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 35 | .973 | -2 |
| 16 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 96 | 35 | .729 | -26 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 91 | 34 | .813 | -17 |
| 18 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 92 | 34 | .630 | -34 |
| 19 | South Shields (original) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 71 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 96 | 33 | .739 | -25 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 96 | 31 | .625 | -36 |
| 21 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 79 | 98 | 30 | .806 | -19 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 88 | 23 | .568 | -38 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Bristol City | 42 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 104 | 54 | 62 | 1.925 | 50 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 61 | 60 | 1.557 | 34 |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 51 | 56 | 1.745 | 38 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 53 | 1.580 | 29 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 100 | 85 | 51 | 1.176 | 15 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 81 | 45 | 1.037 | 3 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 66 | 44 | 1.181 | 12 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 1.030 | 2 |
| 9 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 44 | .802 | -14 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 80 | 41 | .975 | -2 |
| 11 | Brentford | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 40 | 1.147 | 9 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 76 | 73 | 40 | 1.041 | 3 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 40 | .983 | -1 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 71 | 39 | .915 | -6 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 86 | 37 | .825 | -15 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 71 | 35 | .830 | -12 |
| 17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 35 | .787 | -17 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 87 | 35 | .678 | -28 |
| 19 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 77 | 34 | .831 | -13 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 32 | .750 | -18 |
| 21 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 57 | 87 | 32 | .655 | -30 |
| 22 | Aberdare Town | 42 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 62 | 101 | 25 | .613 | -39 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 40 | 63 | 2.300 | 52 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 65 | 58 | 1.615 | 40 |
| 3 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 59 | 55 | 1.711 | 42 |
| 4 | FC Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 53 | 53 | 1.320 | 17 |
| 5 | Nelson | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 104 | 75 | 51 | 1.386 | 29 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 93 | 69 | 49 * | 1.347 | 24 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 68 | 47 | 1.352 | 24 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 81 | 65 | 47 | 1.246 | 16 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 67 | 46 | 1.268 | 18 |
| 10 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 67 | 46 | 1.179 | 12 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 90 | 78 | 42 | 1.153 | 12 |
| 12 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 80 | 85 | 39 | .941 | -5 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 73 | 38 | .890 | -8 |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 59 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 81 | 38 | .839 | -13 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | 37 | .876 | -10 |
| 16 | Ashington | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 90 | 36 | .666 | -30 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 81 | 34 | .814 | -15 |
| 18 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 32 | .795 | -17 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 57 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 70 | 92 | 32 | .760 | -22 |
| 20 | Durham City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 58 | 105 | 30 | .552 | -47 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 98 | 27 | .632 | -36 |
| 22 | Barrow | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 77 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 117 | 22 | .290 | -83 |