| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 43 | 1.87 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 40 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 31 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Reading | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 21 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Watford | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 18 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Derby County | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 17 | 0.74 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 52 | -30 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 43 | -29 | 11 | 0.48 |
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
