| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 10 | Fulham | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Derby County | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 34 | -29 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | -29 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
