| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 53 | 2.52 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 49 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Derby County | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 48 | 2.29 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 45 | 2.14 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 10 | Reading | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 13 | Hull City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 14 | Millwall | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 23 | 1.10 |
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
