| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 56 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Derby County | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 19 | Watford | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 21 | 0.95 |
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
