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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 52 | 95 | |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 84 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 83 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 80 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 80 | |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 73 | |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 71 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 69 | |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 65 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 64 | |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 32 | -2 | 64 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 62 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 60 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -7 | 60 | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 36 | -12 | 58 | |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 38 | -12 | 57 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 28 | -5 | 55 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -15 | 55 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 32 | -14 | 53 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 29 | -14 | 52 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 33 | -10 | 51 | |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | -14 | 47 | |
| 23 | Leicester City | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 34 | -10 | 46 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 45 | -60 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 45 | 52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 80 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 73 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 71 |
| 8 | Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 64 |
| 11 | Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Sheff Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 | Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | WBA | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 | Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 89 | -60 | 0 |
| Port Vale's Results | |||
| May 2 | Lincoln City | 0 - 2 | H |
| Apr 28 | Stockport County | 2 - 1 | A |
| Apr 25 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 - 2 | A |
| Port Vale's Fixtures | |||
| Jun 1 | AFC Wimbledon | H | |
| Jun 1 | Bristol City | H | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Orient | 46 | -12 | 52 |
| 21 | Exeter | 46 | -9 | 49 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | -25 | 42 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 46 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Northampton | 45 | -34 | 35 |