| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Derby County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Southend United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Hull City | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 3 | 0.25 |
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
