| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 56 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 51 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 7 | Watford | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 43 | 1.79 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 20 | Hull City | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Walsall | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 24 | Birmingham City | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 18 | 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
