| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 13 | Millwall | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 14 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 17 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
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
