| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Notts County | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 10 | Bury | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 11 | Hull City | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 51 | -26 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Fulham | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 59 | -22 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 61 | -38 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Derby County | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 48 | -34 | 5 | 0.24 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 64 | -44 | 5 | 0.24 |
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
