| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Fulham | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 50 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Burnley | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 47 | 2.04 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45 | 1.96 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 44 | 1.91 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 42 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 10 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Wimbledon | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 24 | 1.04 |
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
