| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 52 | 2.48 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 50 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 49 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 45 | 2.14 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove A | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 39 | 1.86 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 39 | 1.86 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 17 | Derby County | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 | 0.90 |
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
