| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 19 | Derby County | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 20 | Fulham | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 | 0.60 |
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
