| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 56 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 19 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Southend United | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 15 | 0.68 |
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
