| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Burnley | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Watford | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Walsall | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Stockport County | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 3 | 0.25 |
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
