| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Hull City | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 33 | -24 | 3 | 0.25 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










