| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Swindon Town | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Watford | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Hull City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
