| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 4 | Reading | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Burnley | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Derby County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Bristol City | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 13 | 0.59 |
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
