| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Burnley | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Watford | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Walsall | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 50 | -28 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 18 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 60 | -41 | 10 | 0.42 |
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
