| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Notts County | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 24 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 20 | 0.83 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Watford | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Hull City | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 50 | -25 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 15 | 0.63 |
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
