| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Everton | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Hull City | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Fulham | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Bury | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 19 | Derby County | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 20 | Brentford | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Notts County | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 19 | 0.90 |
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
