| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Portsmouth | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 45:23 | 22 | 44 | |
| 2. | Wolves | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41:25 | 16 | 39 | |
| 3. | Leicester | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33:28 | 5 | 39 | |
| 4. | Reading | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 28:25 | 3 | 37 | |
| 5. | Ipswich | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31:25 | 6 | 35 | |
| 6. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34:29 | 5 | 34 | |
| 7. | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25:37 | -12 | 27 | |
| 8. | Rotherham | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 35:37 | -2 | 26 | |
| 9. | Coventry | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23:31 | -8 | 26 | |
| 10. | Gillingham | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23:34 | -11 | 26 | |
| 11. | Nottingham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25:27 | -2 | 25 | |
| 12. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30:35 | -5 | 25 | |
| 13. | Wimbledon FC | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37:45 | -8 | 24 | |
| 14. | Norwich | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 23 | |
| 15. | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24:38 | -14 | 23 | |
| 16. | Watford | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21:44 | -23 | 22 | |
| 17. | Walsall | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23:35 | -12 | 21 | |
| 18. | Burnley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30:45 | -15 | 21 | |
| 19. | Preston | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24:41 | -17 | 21 | |
| 20. | Derby | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 22:42 | -20 | 20 | |
| 21. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27:41 | -14 | 18 | |
| 22. | Brighton | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20:36 | -16 | 18 | |
| 23. | Grimsby | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22:46 | -24 | 18 | |
| 24. | Stoke | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20:44 | -24 | 17 |