| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 52 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 49 | 2.04 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 48 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 47 | 1.96 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 45 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 44 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 42 | 1.75 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 19 | Watford | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Bournemouth | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 24 | Hull City | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 21 | 0.95 |
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
