| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Burnley | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Derby County | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Watford | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 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
