| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 56 | 13 | +43 | 59 | 2.57 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 56 | 2.43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 10 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 14 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
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
