| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Reading | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 8 | Millwall | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Derby County | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Burnley | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 20 | Watford | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 5 | 0.42 |
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
