| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 57 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 54 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 18 | Bury | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Reading | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 21 | 0.95 |
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
