| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Preston North End | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Burnley | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Derby County | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Southampton | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22 | 0.96 |
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
