| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 8 | Reading | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 24 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
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
