| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Derby County | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Watford | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Southend United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 36 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 18 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 30 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 21 | 0.95 |
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
