| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
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
