| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Cardiff City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 51 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 6 | Hull City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Burnley | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 23 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 24 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











