| # | English Division Two | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Millwall | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 82 | 20 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Aston Villa | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 78 | 27 | Promoted | |
| Middlesbrough | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | 78 | 27 | Promoted | ||
| - | Bradford City | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 54 | 77 | 20 | ||
| - | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 52 | 77 | 16 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 59 | 75 | 27 | ||
| - | Leeds United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 69 | 10 | ||
| - | Ipswich Town | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | 66 | 9 | ||
| - | Manchester City | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 60 | 65 | 20 | ||
| - | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 65 | 8 | ||
| - | Stoke City | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 57 | 62 | -7 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 13 | ||
| - | Leicester City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 1 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 62 | 57 | -1 | ||
| - | Hull City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 60 | 57 | -6 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 67 | 56 | -2 | ||
| - | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 68 | 49 | -12 | ||
| - | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 54 | 49 | -12 | ||
| - | Birmingham City | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 48 | -25 | ||
| - | West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 69 | 47 | -19 | ||
| * | Sheffield United | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | 46 | -29 | Relegated | |
| * | Reading | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | 42 | -26 | Relegated | |
| * | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 100 | 28 | -59 | Relegated |