| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Millwall | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 4 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Derby County | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 17 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 | 0.75 |
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
