| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 11 | Southend United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 14 | Derby County | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 20 | Millwall | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 21 | Watford | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 26 | 1.13 |
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
