| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 28 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 3 | Burnley | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Reading | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 26 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 25 | 2.08 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Millwall | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
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
