| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 2 | Notts County | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 6 | Derby County | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 10 | Millwall | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 14 | Watford | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Southend United | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
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
