| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leicester City | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 2 | Southampton | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 23 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 6 | Hull City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 7 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Burnley | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Millwall | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Derby County | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Leeds United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 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
