| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Millwall | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 14 | Hull City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 19 | Watford | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
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
