| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Fulham | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Walsall | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 15 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 12 | 0.50 |
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
