| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 17 | Watford | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 19 | Notts County | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Burnley | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Fulham | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16 | 0.76 |
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
