| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Burnley | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 28 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Watford | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 53 | -31 | 12 | 0.52 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 58 | -35 | 10 | 0.43 |
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
