| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 46 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Derby County | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 9 | Hull City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Millwall | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 22 | Brighton and Hove A | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 20 | 1.00 |
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
