| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 6 | Reading | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 9 | Millwall | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 14 | Burnley | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Hull City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Watford | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 21 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 | 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
