| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Reading | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 33 | -30 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
