| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 3 | 0.25 |
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
