| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 12 | 0.52 |
| 23 | Reading | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 11 | 0.48 |
| 24 | Southend United | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 54 | -44 | 9 | 0.39 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










