| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Bury | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Notts County | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Brentford | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 11 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Derby County | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 10 | 0.45 |
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
