| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Brom | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30:26 | 4 | 39 | |
| 2. | Norwich | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35:24 | 11 | 37 | |
| 3. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 38:36 | 2 | 35 | |
| 4. | Ipswich | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35:36 | -1 | 34 | |
| 5. | Sunderland | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29:30 | -1 | 32 | |
| 6. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28:31 | -3 | 32 | |
| 7. | West Ham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25:25 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8. | Reading | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 26:32 | -6 | 31 | |
| 9. | Wigan | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31:29 | 2 | 30 | |
| 10. | Coventry | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33:32 | 1 | 29 | |
| 11. | Cardiff | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28:33 | -5 | 29 | |
| 12. | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27:33 | -6 | 28 | |
| 13. | Nottingham | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 27 | |
| 14. | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23:31 | -8 | 26 | |
| 15. | Rotherham | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22:34 | -12 | 22 | |
| 16. | Watford | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23:40 | -17 | 22 | |
| 17. | Gillingham | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20:33 | -13 | 20 | |
| 18. | Walsall | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16:34 | -18 | 20 | |
| 19. | Burnley | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23:45 | -22 | 20 | |
| 20. | Preston | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26:42 | -16 | 19 | |
| 21. | Crewe | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24:40 | -16 | 17 | |
| 22. | Wimbledon FC | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20:49 | -29 | 16 | |
| 23. | Bradford City | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15:34 | -19 | 15 | |
| 24. | Derby | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14:34 | -20 | 14 |