| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Watford | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
