| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Reading | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Watford | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Millwall | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Hull City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Derby County | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Southampton | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
