| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Watford | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Southend United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 54 | -26 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 10 | 0.43 |
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
