| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 88 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 86 | 1.87 |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 84 | 1.83 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 76 | 1.65 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 76 | 1.65 |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 75 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 74 | 1.61 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 73 | 1.59 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 71 | 1.54 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 69 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 67 | 1.46 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 65 | 1.41 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 64 | 1.39 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 56 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 85 | -32 | 50 | 1.09 |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 49 | 1.07 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 80 | -33 | 42 | 0.91 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 81 | -28 | 40 | 0.87 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











