| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 67 | +7 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 79 | +5 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 81 | -5 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 79 | -16 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Bury | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 76 | -6 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 77 | -21 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 81 | -18 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 84 | -22 | 32 | 0.76 |
2 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
