| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Reading | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Burnley | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Derby County | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Walsall | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 23 | Millwall | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 53 | -33 | 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
