| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 41 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Southampton | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Hull City | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 18 | Millwall | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove A | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Derby County | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 23 | Burnley | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 14 | 0.61 |
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
