| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Hull City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Fulham | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Bury | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Notts County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Brentford | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 4 | 0.36 |
2 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
