| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 54 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 49 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Reading | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Millwall | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Burnley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Derby County | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 22 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 23 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 21 | 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
