| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Reading | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Burnley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Southampton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Derby County | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Watford | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Norwich City | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 13 | 0.57 |
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
