| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Watford | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 45 | -30 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 23 | Bury | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 13 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Portsmouth | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 12 | 0.52 |
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
