| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Bury | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Reading | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 13 | 0.54 |
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
