| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Reading | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 25 | -21 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 33 | -25 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 1 | 0.08 |
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
