| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 53 | +47 | 98 | 2.13 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 80 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 76 | 1.65 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 74 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 71 | 1.54 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 68 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 67 | 1.46 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 66 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 66 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 64 | 1.39 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 63 | 1.37 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 68 | -4 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 72 | -25 | 48 | 1.04 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 81 | -21 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 43 | 0.93 |
| 24 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 86 | -44 | 39 | 0.85 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










