| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 42 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Reading | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Millwall | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Hull City | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 14 | 0.70 |
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
