| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Reading | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 20 | Hull City | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Millwall | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 2 | 0.18 |
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
