| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 88 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 88 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 80 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 64 | 1.52 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 20 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 85 | -49 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 77 | -49 | 24 | 0.57 |
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
