| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Hull City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Watford | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove A | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 13 | 0.54 |
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
