| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Walsall | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Sheffield United | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 31 | -25 | 4 | 0.33 |
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
