| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Southend United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Reading | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Watford | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 23 | Luton Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
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
