
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 36 | 74 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 66 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 65 | |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 64 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 36 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 60 | |
| 6 | Wrexham | 35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 57 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 36 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 54 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 53 | |
| 9 | Watford | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 50 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 36 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -1 | 49 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 36 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 49 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -1 | 49 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 47 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -8 | 47 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 35 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 45 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 44 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -10 | 40 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -13 | 39 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | -18 | 36 | |
| 22 | Leicester City | 36 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -9 | 35 | |
| 23 | Oxford United | 36 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 25 | -14 | 35 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 35 | -51 | -7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 38 | 36 | 74 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 66 |
| 3 | Millwall | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 65 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 26 | 64 |
| 5 | Hull City | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 60 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 35 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 57 |
| 7 | Derby | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 54 |
| 8 | Southampton | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 53 |
| 9 | Watford | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 51 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 50 |
| 11 | Sheff Utd | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Birmingham | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 49 |
| 13 | Preston | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 49 |
| 14 | Swansea | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 49 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 47 |
| 16 | QPR | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 47 |
| 17 | Norwich | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 45 |
| 18 | Charlton | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 44 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 40 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 39 |
| 21 | WBA | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 36 |
| 22 | Leicester | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 35 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 35 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 36 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 73 | -51 | -7 |
| Luton Town's Results | |||
| Mar 7 | Reading | 2 - 3 | H |
| Mar 4 | Northampton Town | 2 - 1 | H |
| Feb 28 | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | A |
| Luton Town's Fixtures | |||
| Mar 10 | Doncaster Rovers | A | |
| Mar 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | |
| Mar 17 | Exeter City | H | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Wycombe | 36 | 13 | 53 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | 49 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 35 | 1 | 47 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 33 | 0 | 47 |
| 13 | Peterboro | 35 | 1 | 46 |