| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 39 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove A | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 38 | -25 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 46 | -32 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Derby County | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 46 | -36 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 44 | -36 | 5 | 0.24 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 21 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 57 | -41 | 4 | 0.19 |
3 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
