| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Barnsley | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Southend United | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 21 | -19 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 24 | Reading | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 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
