| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 4 | Derby County | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Southampton | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 10 | Burnley | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 22 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
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
