| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Reading | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Millwall | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Watford | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Southend United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Luton Town | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | -20 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 17 | 0.74 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
