| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Watford | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 17 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 21 | Hull City | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 23 | Walsall | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 | 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
