| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Derby County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Southend United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Millwall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Watford | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
