| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 38 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 36 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Watford | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Bournemouth | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 14 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 23 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 8 | 0.35 |
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
