| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Reading | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 3 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Watford | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 | 0.20 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies








