| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Southampton | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Derby County | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Bury | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Walsall | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 12 | 0.60 |
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
