| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Watford | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 32 | -24 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Derby County | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 2 | 0.17 |
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
