| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Fulham | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 58 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Burnley | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 12 | Watford | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 39 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 20 | 0.91 |
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
