| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 83 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 79 | 1.72 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 75 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 71 | 1.54 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 71 | 1.54 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 63 | 1.37 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 69 | -8 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 70 | -8 | 48 | 1.04 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 64 | -24 | 45 | 0.98 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies







