| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 38 | 1.58 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 13 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 15 | Southend United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Watford | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Norwich City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 23 | 1.05 |
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
