| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 7 | Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Bury | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 8 | 0.73 |
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
