| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 98 | 2.13 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 92 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 80 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 79 | 1.72 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 | 1.65 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 74 | 1.61 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 70 | 1.52 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 66 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 61 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 89 | -24 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 74 | -19 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 52 | 1.13 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 50 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 50 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 45 | 0.98 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 85 | -37 | 39 | 0.85 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










