| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Notts County | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 14 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 23 | Hull City | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Watford | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 7 | 0.58 |
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
