| # | English Division Two | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | 85 | 41 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | 75 | 24 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | 70 | 28 | Promoted | |
| - | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 69 | 17 | ||
| - | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 67 | 22 | ||
| - | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 63 | 13 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 61 | 17 | ||
| - | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 60 | 5 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 0 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 2 | ||
| - | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 0 | ||
| - | Cambridge United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | 51 | -18 | ||
| - | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 49 | -9 | ||
| - | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 70 | 48 | -2 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 52 | 48 | -9 | ||
| - | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | 48 | -21 | ||
| - | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 | 48 | -23 | ||
| - | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 47 | -10 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | 47 | -25 | ||
| * | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 45 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 66 | 44 | -10 | Relegated | |
| * | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 44 | -19 | Relegated |