| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Watford | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Bury | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Bristol City | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 2 | 0.17 |
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
