| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Derby County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 2 | 0.20 |
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
