| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Derby County | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 35 | 1.46 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Millwall | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Southend United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Watford | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 42 | -26 | 14 | 0.58 |
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
