| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Everton | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Hull City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 6 | 0.55 |
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
