Table includes latest matches - active teams
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 66 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 40 | +24 | 117 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 66 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 44 | -1 | 100 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 66 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 34 | +20 | 98 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 66 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 37 | +15 | 98 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 66 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 53 | +17 | 97 |
| 6 | Burnley | 66 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 53 | -3 | 95 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 66 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 38 | 44 | +9 | 94 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 66 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 38 | +11 | 93 |
| 9 | Watford | 66 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 90 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 66 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 50 | -3 | 87 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 66 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 50 | -8 | 87 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 66 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 55 | -10 | 83 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +33 | 81 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 66 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 43 | -6 | 81 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 28 | +14 | 79 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 66 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 54 | -17 | 79 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 66 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -13 | 78 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 66 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 50 | -16 | 77 |
| 19 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | +18 | 75 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 66 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 54 | -17 | 75 |
| 21 | Southampton | 66 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 61 | -26 | 75 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -3 | 52 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 36 | -23 | 46 |
| 24 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +11 | 41 |
| 25 | Colchester United | 46 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 45 | -24 | 38 |
| 26 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +23 | 37 |
| 27 | Swansea City | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | +3 | 29 |
| 28 | Derby County | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 29 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 30 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points
